English as 2nd language fast accenting the area. Alabama

Posted on: December 9th, 2005
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“Many Birmingham-area public schools are showing double-digit increases in the number of students who speak English as a second language.

Homewood leads the area in growth. Its number of English language learners jumped 38.7 percent since the last school year, from 181 students to 251. The system’s overall enrollment increased 4 percent….”

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