Oregon Considered

High School Language Challenge

May 25, 2005

0525_ell3.jpgThis week, OPB is looking at the huge demographic changes occurring in Oregon and what those changes mean for the state's schools.

Gretchen Lehmann explored the challenges in elementary and middle schools she visited.

Today we turn our attention to high schools, where increasing numbers of teenagers are coming to school without a strong grasp of English.

Rob Manning has the next installment of our The Language of Learning series with a look at two Oregon high schools.

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