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MidTESOL Matters
Spring 2001 |
A Publication of Mid-America Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
MidTESOL Report from Nebraska
By Joan Hamilton
Nebraska is experiencing a
marked increase in immigrant population, although no firm numbers are
available and evidence is anecdotal. Omaha Public Schools (OPS), for
example, has seen its demand for ESL services swell and has seen, in
some cases, numbers increase by as much as 50% over the past year. Many
school districts throughout the state who had never before are now seeing
LEP students for the first time in their memory and are facing the need
to provide services.
OPS' Dual Language program
is awaiting a grant decision in order to get fully off the ground.
OPS also is offering grant funds to help para-professionals gain further
college credit.
Nebraska will again make funds available to allow selected teachers summer study in Mexico.
