ELT World North America

Mississippi: Claudia Smith hopscotches countries and continents throughout the day teaching at three Petal schools as one of two English Language Learners instructors. The English Language Learners, or ELL program, began in the Petal School District during the 2002-03 school year with only a few students, according to program director Kathy Hall. At the Jan. [...]

Mississippi: In April, a handful of Japanese students whose parents work for Toyota enrolled in the Tupelo public schools. Seven months later, the number has grown to 25, and the new students are getting on well. Through its English Language Learners program, the Tupelo Public School District already is making accommodations for more than 100 [...]