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\"Ren\u00e9<\/a><\/p>\n

Many outsiders view Milwaukee as a Polish-German city, but a growing Latino population is adding a new element to the city\u2019s diverse mix.<\/p>\n

The subsequent increase in the number of Latino students fuels a need for new ways of teaching in public schools. To meet this need, 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s School of Education (SOE) is partnering with a community organization, the Council for the Spanish Speaking Inc., to recruit and educate teachers for bilingual and dual-language schools\u2014where children learn in Spanish and English.<\/p>\n

Wisconsin\u2019s Latino population is 326,000. Tony B\u00e1ez, president and CEO of the council, says approximately 34 percent of the students in Milwaukee Public Schools speak Spanish as their primary language.<\/p>\n

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\u201cImagine graduating from a public high school being able to speak two languages. That would certainly open up job opportunities.\u201d<\/span><\/em>
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\u201cWe need many more Latino teachers, particularly at the high school level,\u201d says Ren\u00e9 Antrop-Gonz\u00e1lez, associate professor of curriculum and instruction\/second language education at 51ÁÔÆæ.<\/p>\n

The Council for the Spanish Speaking is spearheading an effort to develop dual-language and bilingual school programs, starting on the near South Side.<\/p>\n

With support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, a team of SOE faculty members is developing an initiative to recruit and prepare 180 Latino students to teach in dual-language and bilingual schools over the next 10 years. 51ÁÔÆæ was one of only six universities the foundation selected for a planning grant.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis project recognizes Milwaukee as an urban center with a rapidly growing Latino population, and 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s vital role in preparing teachers for urban schools,\u201d says Antrop-Gonz\u00e1lez.<\/p>\n

Having teachers better prepared to work in dual-language and bilingual schools would be a benefit not only for those who speak Spanish, says B\u00e1ez, but for students who come to public schools speaking other languages, too. It can also become a point of pride for the public schools.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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