Apr 23, 2019
Dual Language Education in Rhode Island: A Roundtable Discussion
*There’s no question that economies of the future will be strengthened by, and eventually depend on a broad, multilingual workforce and pool of innovators.*
*Simultaneously, today, many people are unable to access educational and other developmental opportunities because of their lack of command of English, and are left out of the field of potential contributors to an improved economy.*
*From various European explorers, to its formative roots as a colony, and through its tenure in statehood, Rhode Island has long been defined by a shifting, expanding and, now, more integrated blend of ethnic identifications. *
*Today, perhaps more than at any other recent point in the region’s history, language barriers are becoming more and more apparent, in areas such as standardized testing and hospitalization.*
*In a **report** from Friday’s **The Boston Globe**, Dan McGowan noted that the on time graduation rate for public school English Language Learners in Rhode Island dropped to 71.7…