Enrollment in ESL Program Shows Signs Of Slowing
Summary from United States, from articles in English
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The workers will be wearing a Loudoun public schools badge and will have an authorization letter from Superintendent Edgar B. Hatrick III, officials said. (article 4)
The number of school-age children counted in the census, conducted across Virginia every three years, helps determine the funding each school district receives from the state. (article 4)
The nonprofit center in Leesburg will help coordinate child abuse investigations and treatment of alleged victims and offer law enforcement agencies a child-friendly place to conduct interviews, officials said. (article 1)
From July 2006 through June 2007, for example, the county's Child Protective Services unit investigated 1,047 complaints of alleged child abuse and neglect, a 58 percent increase from three years earlier, according to government data. (article 1)
ESL enrollment has edged up only 7.5 percent over the past year, after increasing by at least 31 percent each of the previous four years and school officials predict the slow-growth trend will continue in the 2008-09 school year. (article 3)
What gives? " The general slowdown in the economy is the biggest factor said Alessio A. Evangelista (article 3)
Construction jobs in particular have taken a hit in Loudoun because of the slumping housing market, experts say. (article 3)
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Story keywords
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Loudoun, ESL, child, Hanley, census |
Source articles
- Loudoun Rethinks Children's Services (Washington Post, 06/04/2008, 719 words)
- IN BRIEF (Washington Post, 06/04/2008, 289 words)
- Enrollment in ESL Program Shows Signs Of Slowing (Washington Post, 06/04/2008, 443 words)
- Census Takers to Visit Households (Washington Post, 06/04/2008, 325 words)
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