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At Zephyrhills High, lunch break a world away

Sunday, November 30, 2008 9:43 No Comments

Florida: Diversity is something to be celebrated, notes TampaBay.com. Just ask Jeffra Flaitz and Danielle Zinna, two teachers at Zephyrhills High School. Not too long ago, the two took a good look at their student population and decided it was time to mix things up a bit.
“We have 35 different nationalities represented here,” said Flaitz, [...]

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Florida: School board to review English Language Learners plan

Sunday, October 12, 2008 0:01 No Comments

During today’s Lee County School Board meeting, there will be a public hearing to approve the district’s updated English Language Learners plan that deals with 6,804 students not fluent in English. According to the school district, the ELL plan aligns with the Multicultural Education Training Advocacy’s consent decree which states that students need to be [...]

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