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Daily Archives: August 19, 2014

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Florida School Districts Preparing For Central American Immigrants

Florida Schools, In the NewsBy fsbawpAugust 19, 2014

Jessica Gaspar was born in the U.S. and grew up speaking English at school — but at home, she speaks Q’anjob’al. That’s the Mayan language spoken by her Guatemalan parents. She said she and her brother struggled to practice their English once the school day ended. It’s why Gaspar volunteers at a community center on a…

‘Choice schools’ become the norm in Miami-Dade

Charter Schools, Florida Schools, In the News, VoucherBy fsbawpAugust 19, 2014

With parents and students no longer tied to neighborhood schools, the Miami-Dade County public school district offers more options to keep kids in the public system. When classes start Monday, more than half of the students in Miami-Dade County will stream into a school they and their families picked themselves. With charter schools, magnet schools…

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