newcomer programs

I’m kind of spoiled, having grown up here. Not because I have “connections” (?!) or even an especially deep bench of friends (they all absconded to Portland years ago to live Instagram lives of quaint, curated grit), but because the truth and impact of Southern Nevada doesn’t present itself to me in a bewildering single dimension like I imagine it does for most newcomers.

When new immigrant students come to the U.S., teaching them English is one of the biggest challenges facing schools. One model to help acculturate these…