I'm pleased to let you know that a study the Center for an Urban Future
published in November documenting the growing unmet need for
English-language instruction in every corner of New York State was featured
in an article on the front page of this morning's New York Times. 

The article, "Demand for English Lessons Outstrips Supply," is online at
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/27/education/27esl.html?hp and examines the
growing need for ESOL services both in New York and throughout the nation.
The article cites the findings of Lost In
<http://www.nycfuture.org/images_pdfs/pdfs/LostInTranslation.pdf>
Translation
(http://www.nycfuture.org/images_pdfs/pdfs/LostInTranslation.pdf), the
Center's study which found that while immigrants have become a growing part
of New York's workforce, the state-run ESOL program has not come close to
keeping pace with the demand. 

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) 479-3338
Email: tcolton at nycfuture.org
Visit our website at www.nycfuture.org <http://www.nycfuture.org/>  

 
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