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Des Moines schools proactive on ELL education

12/15/2011

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Education Week reports on the growth of the immigrant population in the Des Moines, IA public schools and the efforts that are being undertaken to serve the needs of a growing population of students who come from typically underrepresented immigrant groups, notably Bhutan and Myanmar. "School Board member Dick Murphy said the population has the potential to grow into a bilingual work force for the area. "We shouldn't always look at this as a problem," Murphy said. "It is a problem academically, but it' s also a resource that's enhancing our community." 
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