SRC needs a Latino member – Philadelphia
Tagged: bilingual, dropout rate, Pennsylvania, PhiladelphiaPosted on: August 23rd, 2007“I’ve lived in Philadelphia since 1976, and I have yet to see significant progress among Latinos being educated in the public school system here.
Three decades ago, high school-dropout rates were soaring, schools were overcrowded and a lack of resources plagued the school district. Lawsuits were filed to redress issues related to bilingual education and inadequate access to services because of language barriers. Our neighborhoods in the barrios were wracked by drug-related gang violence and unemployment, a byproduct of the recession.”
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