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Crowding squeezes bilingual students.(News)
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Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
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February 17, 2004
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Byline: Tara Malone Daily Herald Staff Writer
Crowding in Elgin Area School District U-46 classrooms could stunt the progress of some Spanish-speaking students who are poised to move into English-only classes, educators say.
Limited space in mainstream classes no longer allows for groups of bilingual students to rotate in for math or science lessons, as had been U-46's practice. That practice ended last spring when the district decided to fill each class with an average 30 students, a $13.4 million cost-saving measure.
Nearly a year later, the ripple effects of such a financial reckoning have become apparent.
Most of the 5,000 students enrolled in U-46's ...
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