Des Moines district officials are studying whether to place special courses at all schools so students can learn to speak English. School officials tell our partners at KCCI the percentage of "English Language Learners" -- students whose native language is not English -- has doubled int he past decade. Students in Des Moines schools speak more than 80 languages at home. More than one of every eight students locally is a non-native English speaker. Programs for English Language Learners are in a majority of local schools, but about one-third of elementaries are missing them.
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