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Title:  Hispanics in Athens: Schools feel the pressure
Writer:  Eric Gonzalez
Date:  November 28, 1999
Source:  Athens Daily News
Lead:  On the first day of classes this fall, dozens of students were dropped off at Clarke County schools in the morning carrying only a slip of paper with their name, their teacher's name and their bus number on it.
Keywords:  Mike Wooten, Clarke County, Fowler Drive Elementary School, Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary, Fourth Street Elementary School, Chase Street elementary, English for Speakers of Other Languages, ESOL, Jerri-Lynn Williams, Phyllis Childs, parental involvement, Barbara Duke, instructional support, Marilyn Murphy, Teresa Hobson, Cristian Fuentes, Elizabeth Arrojo, Victor Fuentes, Alejandro Martinez, Garnett Ridge, Parent Information Center, Lucian Harris, family intervention, Migrant Education, social services, student tutoring, Kelly Harper, Lisa Lopez, Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School, Valdon Daniel, Language Assessment Battery, parent volunteers.

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