Title

"City" piece on Portland's summer English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, wh

Authors

Steve Hargreaves

Source

Casco Bay Weekly

Date

4-22-1999

Pages

10

Abstract

"City" piece on Portland's summer English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, which were canceled after federal funding dried up. Thanks to private donations and community support, the program was reinstated on a limited basis last year. Marguerite MacDonald, grant manager for multilingual education in Portland, has collected $8,000 from area companies so far this year, enough to offer free ESL classes during the summer to kids in all grades. Last year about 250 students attended the summer ESL programs. MacDonald hopes 300 to 400 will participate this year.

Subjects

Education -- Portland, English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers

Recommended Citation

Hargreaves, Steve, ""City" piece on Portland's summer English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, wh" (1999). Maine News Index – Casco Bay Weekly. 2748.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_cbw/2748

https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/cbw_1999/16/