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Somalis demand equal access to education.(Brief article)
After a community of Somali immigrants filed a civil rights complaint, the public school district of Springfield, Mass., has agreed to improve the quality of education for Somali students. The district will hire additional bilingual tutors and provide extra training in English in ...
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