Hi everyone:

I wanted to let you know about a new report released by the Center for an
Urban Future and the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy finds that
while immigrants have been fueling the population growth of communities in
nearly every corner of the state, from Suffolk County to Syracuse, the
state-run ESOL program has not come close to keeping pace with the demand.
The study, titled “Lost in Translation,” shows that even though the state’s
foreign-born population has grown by nearly 1.3 million since 1990, adult
ESOL programs administered through the State Department of Education added
only 15,000 new seats over the same period. It points out that there are
long waiting lists for ESOL programs in communities all over the state.

The report is online at
http://www.nycfuture.org/images_pdfs/pdfs/LostInTranslation.pdf

Feel free to contact me at tcolton at nycfuture.org or 212-479-3341 if you have
any questions or comments about the report. Looking forward to hearing
everyone's thoughts.

Regards,

Tara Colton

Tara Colton
Associate Research Director
Center for an Urban Future
120 Wall Street, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10005
Phone: (212) 479-3341
Fax: (212) 344-6457
Email: tcolton at nycfuture.org
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