Accessibility to Education
Accessibility to Education
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With the population of NYC being so diverse, the percentage of English as Second Language (ESL) learners as a total student population in NYC is about 15% and continues to grow each and every year. To go even further, the percentage of students enrolled in NYC public schools where the primary home language is other than English is about 43%. With in person learning and having English fluency, reading comprehension, and writing workshops throughout the school year, ESL students would be able hone their developing language skills to progress in their academic education. Due to the pandemic outbreak known as Covid-19 back in 2019, the much needed in person learning for these ESL students switched over to being remote and classrooms were now being held online. After two years of facing such hardships, the students returned back to school and a much larger academic gap between the ESL students and the non ESL students.
Why are ESL kids academically behind other students after/during the COVID era?
Because access to services traditionally available to immigrant families has become much more limited.
Why is the access to services limited to immigrant families?
The pandemic put a strain on educational resources, either limiting or eliminating those services.
Why has the pandemic caused strain to the educational system for ESL students?
The pandemic was unexpected and a lot of people were unprepared for it which caused a lot of panic and everything was rushed.
Why are these services falling short?
No two immigrant families are alike; socioeconomic factors and the language barrier from smaller language groups makes it harder to implement something cookie-cutter like public education policy for this group.
Why is it like that?
Public education in America relies on the fact that a majority of students in America have a conversational level of English.
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