elizabeth-cooper t1_ix21bbk wrote on November 20, 2022 at 3:23 AM

>Only 8% of students are deemed English language learners, but about 47% of incoming eighth-graders did not meet state standards in English language arts in 2019-20, the latest year available.

BobbyBlueBlandz t1_ix41l8g wrote on November 20, 2022 at 4:23 PM

It gets worse every year. That's sad

mechadizzy t1_ix4s9ve wrote on November 20, 2022 at 7:22 PM

Keep those stats in mind whenever people claim things are or will get better in NYC and the broader US.

thisisntmineIfoundit t1_ix4ahyi wrote on November 20, 2022 at 5:24 PM

Are the nearly 1/10 kids who need to learn English in the general classroom needing extra help or are they all taught together, separately?

Traditional_Way1052 t1_ix4g81x wrote on November 20, 2022 at 6:03 PM

Together for general classes usually and a pullout class for ESL.