English Language Learners

Except for a slight decrease in 2008-09, the percentage of ELL students in Florida’s public schools continued on a gradual, long-term upward trend for the last decade. The ten-year numerical increase during this period amounts to 54,837 students (197,059 in 2003-04 vs. 251,896 in 2012-13), a cumulative increase of 27.8 percent in ten years. ................
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