Trouble at Traylor turns into opportunity
With the changing demographics of southwest Denver, and the influx of not just Spanish-speakers, but also speakers of Vietnamese, Chinese, Somali and the various West African languages, it is important for Traylor's teachers to get ready. The district needs to re-examine its priorities about English learners, as well.
Read MoreNew school grading website ignores the hard-won progress of English learners
In nearly every case, our schools that are classified as “yellow” (accredited on watch) all have high numbers of English learners that are below the “safe linguistic threshold” of a CELApro level 4 or 5.
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