As thousands of communities--especially in the South--became booming gateways for immigrant families during the 1990s and the early years of the new century, public schools struggled with the unfamiliar task of serving the large numbers of English-learners arriving in their classrooms. Instructional programs were built from scratch. Districts had…

Reports on the current progress of implementing the Basic Education Program wherein all school systems in North Carolina schools (K-12) will have a foreign language program by 1995, and students will be required to study a foreign language in grades K-5. The history, legislation, program implementation, and teacher training involved is discussed.…