But even as immigration has slowed or stopped in many places, and instructional programs for English-learners have matured, serving immigrant families and their children remains a work in progress in many public schools, especially those in communities that are skeptical, or sometimes unwelcoming, to the newcomers. One of the biggest challenges educators face, is communicating effectively with parents who don’t speak English — an issue that, in part, has contributed to recent complaints of discrimination by Latino students in some cities.
“The parents’ role is very important for the success of these students, but it's also one of the most difficult things we’ve had to tackle,” said Jim D. Rollins, the president of the Springdale school district, where the 19,000-student school system has gone from having no English-learners 15 years ago to more than 7,500 now. “You have to make it a priority and work on it, work on it, and work on it.”
Aside from the practical challenges, such as finding bilingual (会说两种语言的) staff members, guiding districts through such dramatic changes requires school leaders to bridge difficult political and cultural divides. For school leaders in the South, especially in the last few years, this difficult job has been made harder still by the negative attitudes of some locals towards immigrants.
36. According to the passage, what is the problem that public schools are facing?
【2016届高考英语二轮阅读理解九十天强化训练:76】相关文章:
★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (47)
★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (50)
★ (全国通用)2014届高考英语一轮单元复习 限时强化训练十
★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习大题冲关秘籍语法填空:解题技巧(含解析)
★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (74)
★ 浙江省湖州市2014高考英语阅读理解一轮(暑假)精炼(18)含答案
★ 贵州省贵阳市2014高考英语(新人教版)一轮阅读训练(4)附答案
★ 浙江省湖州市2014高考英语阅读理解一轮(暑假)精炼(20)含答案
★ (全国通用)2014届高考英语一轮单元复习 限时强化训练五
最新
2017-04-24
2017-04-24
2017-04-24
2017-04-24
2017-04-21
2017-04-21