BILINGUAL TEACHERS FROM SPAIN WILL BE WORKING IN 19 ILLINOIS DISTRICTS THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
THE 138 VISITING TEACHERS ARE PART OF AN EXCHANGE PROGRAM BETWEEN ILLINOIS AND SPAIN. THEY WILL HELP STUDENTS LEARNING IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DIRECTOR OF ENGLISH LEARNERS SAM AGUIRRE SAYS ILLINOIS TEACHERS WILL BENEFIT FROM THE PROGRAM AS WELL.
AGUIRRE SAYS STUDENTS WILL BENEFIT IN THE CLASSROOM.
BOARD OFFICIALS SAYS BILINGUAL POSITIONS MAKE UP 12 PERCENT OF TEACHER VACANCIES IN ILLINOIS.