{"id":22183,"date":"2024-05-21T08:33:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T13:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/?p=22183"},"modified":"2025-10-09T10:25:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T15:25:54","slug":"los-alumnos-inmigrantes-carecen-de-apoyo-bilingue-en-las-escuelas-segregadas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2024\/05\/21\/migrant-students-lack-bilingual-support-in-segregated-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Perdidos en la traducci\u00f3n: Los ni\u00f1os inmigrantes luchan en las escuelas segregadas de Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d5a66eaaf63\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><i>This story was a collaboration produced by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chalkbeat.org\/chicago\/?gad_source=1&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw6auyBhDzARIsALIo6v9glIK85Uv0hBJFn_jzG6cjzqY_UcVbaw8jpe_izFX9uI2EbQNWwpgaAlxmEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.chalkbeat.org\/chicago\/?gad_source%3D1%26gclid%3DCj0KCQjw6auyBhDzARIsALIo6v9glIK85Uv0hBJFn_jzG6cjzqY_UcVbaw8jpe_izFX9uI2EbQNWwpgaAlxmEALw_wcB&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716324609273000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1YD_XDZdGYl-YtZGoFlqsf\">Chalkbeat Chicago,<\/a>\u00a0a nonprofit newsroom covering Chicago Public Schools and\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716324609273000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2dVQGTJ_9s2rtuiLPESF7l\"><i>Block Club Chicago<\/i><\/a><i>, a nonprofit newsroom focused on Chicago\u2019s neighborhoods.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gabriela Aquino Ruiz relies on a translation app to learn, but some of her teachers talk so fast in English, the software can\u2019t keep up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The soft-spoken 12-year-old, who speaks only Spanish, loves to read, but her school \u2014 Isabelle C. O\u2019Keeffe School on Chicago\u2019s South Side \u2014 doesn\u2019t have books in her native language, and she\u2019s struggling to make friends, she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gabriela misses her school in Venezuela, where she and her family emigrated from in October.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI want to learn,\u201d she said in Spanish through a translator. \u201cI feel frustrated when I get home.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gabriela is one of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chalkbeat.org\/chicago\/2024\/04\/18\/chicago-and-illinois-count-migrant-students-differently\/?utm_source=Chalkbeat&amp;utm_campaign=66eabcac33-Chicago+How+many+newcomer+students+are+enrolled+at&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_9091015053-66eabcac33-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&amp;mc_cid=66eabcac33&amp;mc_eid=cd4b835b10\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nearly 9,000 migrant students<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> enrolled in Chicago Public Schools as of April. Many of those students are leaving shelters and finding housing that provides them much needed stability.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"templatera_shortcode\">\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d5a66eac9c7\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle small\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_color_909090 border_style_solid \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d5a66ead4c1\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle large top_margin_20px bottom_margin_20px\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"true\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row-bg-overlay row-bg-layer\" style=\"background: #FFFFFF; background: linear-gradient(90deg,#FFFFFF 0%,#FFFFFF 100%);  opacity: 1; \"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent force-phone-text-align-center inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_top_desktop_1px border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_FFFFFF border_style_solid \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d5a66eadba1\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-7 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<h4 id=\"news-that-puts-power-under-the-spotlight-and-communities-at-the-center\"><strong>News that puts power under the spotlight and communities at the center.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Sign up for our free newsletter and get updates twice a week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div style=\"margin-top: -20px; \" class=\"vc_col-sm-5 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column neg-marg no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"_form_1\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.bluelena.io\/f\/embed.php?id=1\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gabriela\u2019s family moved from a shelter in Little Village to an apartment in South Shore, the top neighborhood where families have resettled in Chicago through a state program that helps cover their rent, according to data obtained by Chalkbeat and Block Club Chicago through a Freedom of Information Act request.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the promise of housing comes with a cost: Families are moving to more affordable neighborhoods that also are some of the city\u2019s most segregated. As a result, students are landing in schools with little to no bilingual staff or support, according to data obtained through open records requests and more than 50 interviews with families, teachers and experts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That has resulted in some students falling further behind in their studies, custodians taking on translation roles and school leaders struggling to comply with a state requirement that they provide bilingual education if student enrollment meets certain thresholds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The surge of new students, many of whom fled political and economic turmoil in Central and South American countries, is exposing the cracks in a school system that has for years struggled to fully comply with state and federal laws around bilingual education.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even before buses carrying migrants began arriving in waves from Texas in 2022, Chicago\u2019s public schools failed to fully comply with multiple internal and state audits related to bilingual instruction, documents show.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CPS schools that already had bilingual programs have fallen short of a range of requirements, such as providing bilingual instruction in core subjects to all students who need it, having properly certified teachers and teaching students about their native country and culture. Now, a crop of additional schools that have enrolled waves of migrant students need to bolster staff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe are very concerned about those language deserts in the city \u2026 where there are no English learner services,\u201d said Karime Asaf, the chief of the district\u2019s Office of Language and Cultural Education, which oversees instruction for English learners.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As of March, at least 72 K-12 schools across the district had vacancies for bilingual staff or teachers certified to teach English as a new language, at least a quarter of which are in the top 10 neighborhoods where asylum-seeking families are moving.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">District officials said creating bilingual programs and complying with audits require finding properly certified teachers, which has been <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/offices\/list\/ope\/pol\/tsa.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a nationwide challenge.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They pointed to newer efforts, such as recruiting existing CPS students to become teachers, but added that CPS needs more funding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere is always a need for additional support and improvements in the process, and we are working to secure more funding from the state and federal governments to support all of our students,\u201d said CPS spokesperson Sylvia Barragan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asked why the district and city are still struggling to provide support to migrant students, Mayor Brandon Johnson told Chalkbeat and Block Club that asylum-seeking families are settling in &#8220;neighborhoods that have been historically disinvested,&#8221; which puts \u201cpressure on that system that is already weighted,\u201d referring to neighborhood schools that he believes lack adequate resources.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a former middle school teacher and Chicago Teachers Union organizer, Johnson has called for investing more money in neighborhood schools.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d5a66eafa63\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; 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Washtenaw Ave., in Humboldt Park on April 30, 2024.<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Colin Boyle\/Block Club Chicago<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d5a66eb0b0d\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In response to the rapid arrival of migrant students over the past two years, CPS opened a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chalkbeat.org\/chicago\/2023\/7\/17\/23797844\/chicago-public-schools-migrant-families-welcome-center\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cwelcome center\u201d at Roberto Clemente High School<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is working with the city and shelter staff to help families with school enrollment, officials said. The district is also trying to attract more bilingual educators and is prioritizing extra support for schools that have traditionally not served English learners, officials said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But teachers say the district\u2019s efforts haven\u2019t translated into more resources on the ground, and migrant kids are missing out on vital instruction. At Laura S. Ward Elementary School on the West Side, which has gained dozens of English learners, a kindergarten teacher and two custodians are translating for the whole building.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThey were dropped at our doorstep, and we\u2019re supposed to keep it moving, accept these children, educate them and keep it moving,\u201d said Dewanda Watt, first grade teacher at Ward, one of dozens of schools CPS identified as lacking enough staff for English learners.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere should\u2019ve been a plan. There was no plan from Chicago Public Schools.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"migrant-families-resettle-on-south-and-west-sides\">Migrant families resettle on South and West sides<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like many migrants, Gabriela and her family left Venezuela for Chicago in October to escape the country\u2019s socioeconomic and political turmoil, said Gabriela\u2019s mother, Yennifer Ruiz.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The family lived in the Englewood Police District station for a few months before moving into a shelter in Little Village, a historically Mexican neighborhood. Ruiz enrolled her son and daughter in schools with Spanish-speaking staff: Eli Whitney Elementary School and Richards Career Academy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But when the family moved about 13 miles southeast to an apartment in South Shore, Ruiz decided to switch her daughter to O\u2019Keeffe, a mostly Black, low-income school that lacks bilingual resources but was close to home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like the Ruizes, one in 10 families seeking asylum have landed in the South Shore area <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">through a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2024\/03\/18\/migrants-navigate-states-patchwork-apartment-program-on-their-own-as-shelter-evictions-loom-and-help-runs-dry\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">state resettlement program called the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asylum Seeker Emergency Rental Assistance Program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, according to data obtained by Block Club and Chalkbeat.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d5a66eb1cf9\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1098\" width=\"1652\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-20-at-5.36.44\u202fPM.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-20-at-5.36.44\u202fPM.png 1652w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-20-at-5.36.44\u202fPM-1536x1021.png 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-20-at-5.36.44\u202fPM-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-20-at-5.36.44\u202fPM-240x160.png 240w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-20-at-5.36.44\u202fPM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-20-at-5.36.44\u202fPM-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-20-at-5.36.44\u202fPM-900x598.png 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-20-at-5.36.44\u202fPM-1245x827.png 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-20-at-5.36.44\u202fPM-768x510.png 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Venezuelan migrants Yennifer Ruiz and her 12-year-old daughter, Gabriela Aquino Ruiz, pose for a picture in the South Shore apartment building where they live. Ruiz got the apartment through a state rental assistance program. \n<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Colin Boyle\/Block Club Chicago<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d5a66eb2dc4\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Run by the Illinois Housing Development Authority and the Illinois Department of Human Services in partnership with Catholic Charities, the rental assistance program covers three months of rent for people migrating from the southern border who are seeking asylum and arrived in the city\u2019s shelters before Nov. 17, 2023. It is the city\u2019s main strategy to get families into permanent housing once they leave shelters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data show nearly 60 percent of the roughly 5,000 families using the program to resettle in Chicago are finding housing in predominantly Black, low-income communities on the South and West sides \u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0historically neglected neighborhoods with schools that don\u2019t serve many English language learners and often don\u2019t have staff certified to teach those students.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through the state program, families can choose where to live, and \u201cultimately, low rental cost is what drives selection,\u201d said Daisy Contreras, a spokesperson for the Illinois Department of Human Services.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<side-chain src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/chalkbeatgraphics\/dailygraphics\/chi-migrant-map-20240502\/index.html\"><\/side-chain>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/projects.chalkbeat.org\/sidechain\/loader.js\"><\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d5a66eb4482\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isbe.net\/Documents\/2022-Eng-Learner-Stat-Report.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State law<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> requires schools to launch bilingual programs \u2014 instruction in English and a child\u2019s native language \u2014 when they enroll 20 or more English learners who speak the same native language. Schools must also teach students about their native country\u2019s history and culture.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But as families leave shelters and find housing in relatively cheap, segregated neighborhoods, they\u2019re encountering segregated schools that suffer from years of declining enrollment and inadequate resources, much less fully-staffed bilingual programs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This was the case for Nathaly Garcia when she recently moved out of a Downtown shelter to a three-bedroom apartment in South Shore with rent covered by the state program. Her 11-year-old son, Santiago, had enrolled at Ogden International School in the Gold Coast and moving meant their commute time would triple.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But Garcia didn\u2019t want to enroll her son<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the school near the new apartment because she had heard bad things about it and felt the school\u2019s reading and math test scores were not high enough, she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\"  style=\"margin-top: 3%; margin-bottom: 3%; \">\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1280\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4TH-PHOTO-032724-Migrant-Families-in-CPS-Colin-Boyle-7517-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4TH-PHOTO-032724-Migrant-Families-in-CPS-Colin-Boyle-7517-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4TH-PHOTO-032724-Migrant-Families-in-CPS-Colin-Boyle-7517-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4TH-PHOTO-032724-Migrant-Families-in-CPS-Colin-Boyle-7517-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4TH-PHOTO-032724-Migrant-Families-in-CPS-Colin-Boyle-7517-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4TH-PHOTO-032724-Migrant-Families-in-CPS-Colin-Boyle-7517-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4TH-PHOTO-032724-Migrant-Families-in-CPS-Colin-Boyle-7517-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4TH-PHOTO-032724-Migrant-Families-in-CPS-Colin-Boyle-7517-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4TH-PHOTO-032724-Migrant-Families-in-CPS-Colin-Boyle-7517-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4TH-PHOTO-032724-Migrant-Families-in-CPS-Colin-Boyle-7517-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4TH-PHOTO-032724-Migrant-Families-in-CPS-Colin-Boyle-7517-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4TH-PHOTO-032724-Migrant-Families-in-CPS-Colin-Boyle-7517-1245x830.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4TH-PHOTO-032724-Migrant-Families-in-CPS-Colin-Boyle-7517-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Nathaly Garcia prepares her lunch before heading to work at her family\u2019s apartment in South Chicago on March 27, 2024.<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Colin Boyle\/Block Club Chicago<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even after families leave shelters, their children are legally entitled to stay in the school where they originally enrolled because the district\u2019s guidelines classify those students as homeless, providing them with certain federal protections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So Garcia and her son now <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">take two buses an hour and a half each way to continue at Ogden. Garcia said no one told them they <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chalkbeat.org\/chicago\/2024\/01\/17\/chicago-migrant-students-lack-info-ontransportation-rights\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">could apply for yellow bus service.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Yennifer Ruiz\u2019s case, no one explained that her daughter had a legal right to stay at Eli Whitney, the school the girl went to when they lived in the Little Village shelter, she said. In fact, when Ruiz showed Eli Whitney staff where she was moving, they said she would be \u201ctoo far\u201d outside of the attendance boundaries, she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">District officials said <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">they help families enroll in or transfer to other schools that are not in their neighborhood, but may have better resources, such as bilingual programs. Asaf said migrant families, like all Chicago families, can choose where to send their children to school.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThey&#8217;re individual, independent residents of the city,\u201d Asaf said, adding that the district gets in touch with principals \u201cthe moment we hear school calls for support.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O\u2019Keeffe\u2019s principal has requested help from the district, and Gabriela has recently started learning English through an after-school program, Ruiz said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The school district spokesperson said O\u2019Keeffe recently enrolled enough English learners to warrant a bilingual program, and the school has been approved to hire a part-time teacher to work with those students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still, Yennifer Ruiz is saving up so the family can move out of the neighborhood and closer to a school that better serves her daughter, she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"we-have-to-build-a-program-from-the-bottom-up\">\u2018We have to build a program from the bottom up\u2019<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ward Elementary School is in West Humboldt Park, a neighborhood that has affordable housing and sees a high number of drug and gun crimes. Nearly all of the school\u2019s students are Black and come from low-income families.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data show nearly 140 families have resettled in the Humboldt Park area through the state program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After years of declining enrollment, Ward\u2019s numbers stabilized this school year as migrant families found apartments near the school, said Watt, the school\u2019s first-grade teacher.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watt now has nine new students from Venezuela and Ecuador. But like other adults at Ward, she doesn\u2019t speak Spanish. The elementary school has dozens of English learners,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">but no bilingual teachers or bilingual program, according to Watt and preliminary enrollment data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s an \u201coverwhelming\u201d predicament, Watt said. Before this year, Watt, a teacher for 25 years, had never taught non-English-speaking students.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d5a66eb661b\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1280\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5TH-PHOTO-051324-Ward-Elementary-West-Humboldt-Park-Colin-Boyle-6443-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5TH-PHOTO-051324-Ward-Elementary-West-Humboldt-Park-Colin-Boyle-6443-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5TH-PHOTO-051324-Ward-Elementary-West-Humboldt-Park-Colin-Boyle-6443-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5TH-PHOTO-051324-Ward-Elementary-West-Humboldt-Park-Colin-Boyle-6443-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5TH-PHOTO-051324-Ward-Elementary-West-Humboldt-Park-Colin-Boyle-6443-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5TH-PHOTO-051324-Ward-Elementary-West-Humboldt-Park-Colin-Boyle-6443-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5TH-PHOTO-051324-Ward-Elementary-West-Humboldt-Park-Colin-Boyle-6443-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5TH-PHOTO-051324-Ward-Elementary-West-Humboldt-Park-Colin-Boyle-6443-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5TH-PHOTO-051324-Ward-Elementary-West-Humboldt-Park-Colin-Boyle-6443-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5TH-PHOTO-051324-Ward-Elementary-West-Humboldt-Park-Colin-Boyle-6443-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5TH-PHOTO-051324-Ward-Elementary-West-Humboldt-Park-Colin-Boyle-6443-1245x830.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5TH-PHOTO-051324-Ward-Elementary-West-Humboldt-Park-Colin-Boyle-6443-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Laura S. Ward Elementary School, 646 N. Lawndale Ave., in Humboldt Park on May 13, 2024.<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Colin Boyle\/Block Club Chicago<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d5a66eb779d\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A CPS audit of Ward last April found the school, which had about 20 English learners at the time, wasn\u2019t providing required instruction to all kids learning English and lacked enough certified staff, according to documents obtained by Chalkbeat and Block Club.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ward is one of 72 K-12 schools CPS identified with vacancies for staff certified to teach ESL or bilingual classes as of April, according to district data. That excludes the district\u2019s Virtual Academy. An ESL certification doesn\u2019t mean the teacher speaks another language \u2014 just that they\u2019re certified to teach ESL classes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those schools have seen the number of English language learners increase by an average of\u00a0 more than 40 percent this school year, according to a Chalkbeat and Block Club analysis of preliminary enrollment data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earlier this year, Ward enrolled enough English language learners to warrant a bilingual program and is now working to establish one, according to a district spokesperson. The school was approved in October to hire a part-time teacher position to work with English learners and can hire for a full-time position next year now that the school has enrolled more than 50 English learners, a CPS spokesperson said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently at Ward, Watt and other teachers rely on Spanish-speaking staff who don\u2019t have bilingual credentials \u2014 the kindergarten teacher and two custodians \u2014\u00a0to help them communicate with migrant students and families seeking help with school applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a while, the kindergarten teacher was getting pulled out of her classroom up to five times a day to translate, she said. The district gave teachers translation devices, but Ward teachers said they don\u2019t always function properly and are not a substitute for speaking the language.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The kindergarten teacher, who did not want to be identified because she wasn\u2019t authorized to speak to the press, said she\u2019s torn between her teaching responsibilities and her unofficial job as school translator. Watt said some of her migrant students are progressing academically, but others are struggling to understand their classwork and learn English.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSome [teachers] are in schools where the [bilingual] program is already up and running; they\u2019re just continuing on. As opposed to us, where we have to build a program from the bottom up,\u201d the kindergarten teacher said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asaf, the head of the district\u2019s Office of Language and Cultural Education, said CPS has been opening teaching positions for schools that are enrolling many more English learners. She acknowledged that help may not come right away, and it takes time to build bilingual programs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s not always easy and it\u2019s not always immediate and it\u2019s not always fast,\u201d Asaf said. \u201cThis is a big district, and we are constantly paying attention to the number of [English learners] we have.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"a-history-of-failing-bilingual-students\">A history of failing bilingual students<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is not the first time Chicago has been under scrutiny for how it serves students learning English.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1980, a federal consent decree forced CPS to come up with a plan to desegregate schools and to ensure English language learners were receiving an adequate amount of support. The decree had to be updated twice, in part because the district was failing to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagoreporter.com\/bilingual-services-audit-tackles-long-standing-problem-in-cps\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">provide enough staffing and materials for English learners.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schools are responsible for screening their students to determine which of them are learning English as a new language. Those students are legally entitled to additional support, such as specialized English instruction.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to state requirements for bilingual programs, schools with 19 or fewer English language learners must have a program known as Transitional Point of Instruction, which teaches students in English. It\u2019s not clear how many CPS schools are now required to have bilingual programs but don\u2019t have them yet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\"  style=\"margin-top: 3%; margin-bottom: 3%; \">\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1280\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/6TH-PHOTO-Erie-Elementary-Dual-Language-Classes-Colin-Boyle-1781-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/6TH-PHOTO-Erie-Elementary-Dual-Language-Classes-Colin-Boyle-1781-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/6TH-PHOTO-Erie-Elementary-Dual-Language-Classes-Colin-Boyle-1781-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/6TH-PHOTO-Erie-Elementary-Dual-Language-Classes-Colin-Boyle-1781-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/6TH-PHOTO-Erie-Elementary-Dual-Language-Classes-Colin-Boyle-1781-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/6TH-PHOTO-Erie-Elementary-Dual-Language-Classes-Colin-Boyle-1781-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/6TH-PHOTO-Erie-Elementary-Dual-Language-Classes-Colin-Boyle-1781-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/6TH-PHOTO-Erie-Elementary-Dual-Language-Classes-Colin-Boyle-1781-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/6TH-PHOTO-Erie-Elementary-Dual-Language-Classes-Colin-Boyle-1781-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/6TH-PHOTO-Erie-Elementary-Dual-Language-Classes-Colin-Boyle-1781-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/6TH-PHOTO-Erie-Elementary-Dual-Language-Classes-Colin-Boyle-1781-1245x830.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/6TH-PHOTO-Erie-Elementary-Dual-Language-Classes-Colin-Boyle-1781-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Ms. Sol teaches a 2nd level dual language class to students at Erie Elementary Charter School, 1405 N. Washtenaw Ave., in Humboldt Park on April 30, 2024.<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Colin Boyle\/Block Club Chicago<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Segregation can play a large role in whether schools have bilingual support for students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago\u2019s immigrants have always settled in neighborhoods with people who share their ethnicity or native language, said Jim Lewis, senior research specialist for Great Cities Institute at the University of Illinois at Chicago, who has studied segregation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But some of Chicago\u2019s recent Latin American newcomers, such as Venezuelans, do not have enclaves, Lewis said. Also, many historically Latino neighborhoods have become unaffordable for families who don\u2019t have a stable income, potentially driving today\u2019s newcomers to segregated neighborhoods that have been long ignored.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To get an apartment under the state program, families have to find a landlord who will participate in the program or get matched with one through Catholic Charities. The only stipulation is rent must be affordable, said Catholic Charities spokeswoman Emily Dagostino.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Catholic Charities is not involved in the school enrollment process, Dagostino said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">District officials said CPS works with the city\u2019s Department of Family and Support Services, shelters and principals to help families enroll in school, and Asaf, the head of the district\u2019s Office of Language and Cultural Education, emphasized that families have options.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the district\u2019s practice of helping families enroll in schools outside their neighborhoods doesn\u2019t \u201cfollow the spirit\u201d of what CPS says it aims to provide: equal access to quality neighborhood schools, said Jesse Ruiz, former interim CPS CEO and Chicago Board of Education vice president.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d5a66eb9a8d\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; 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padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ruiz<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagoreporter.com\/audit-of-english-language-services-coming-to-all-schools\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">led the charge to audit all of the district\u2019s bilingual and ESL programs in 2015<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. That school year, 71 percent of schools audited were in serious violation of state requirements for bilingual education, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagoreporter.com\/english-learners-often-go-without-required-help-at-chicago-schools\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago Reporter found at the time<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The issues have persisted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the 2021 school year \u2014 before buses from Texas began arriving \u2014 the Illinois State Board of Education put CPS on what\u2019s called a \u201ccorrective action plan\u201d after officials determined the district was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbez.org\/stories\/more-than-70-of-cps-bilingual-programs-fall-short\/835b5876-98ea-4a4b-b082-3b92c298f8a6\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">out of compliance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with bilingual education requirements, said Lindsay Record, a spokesperson for the board.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a follow-up visit last year, the state found several improvements. But the district still failed to have bilingual programs at all schools that were supposed to have them, as well as enough certified teachers, according to corrective action plan documents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ruiz, also a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">former chairman of the Illinois State Board of Education,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> said he understands why under-resourced schools haven\u2019t had bilingual programs if they didn&#8217;t historically serve English learners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBut now they have these students, and that\u2019s what the law says, that you have to provide bilingual education services to those students,\u201d Ruiz said. \u201cThe district is going to have to provide those resources.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"it-was-a-long-journey\">\u2018It was a long journey\u2019<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maria, a Venezuelan migrant who came to Chicago last summer, moved from a Downtown shelter this February to an apartment in South Shore through the state\u2019s rental assistance program. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Block Club and Chalkbeat<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are using a pseudonym for Maria out of concerns for her family\u2019s safety.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the move, the family struggled to enroll their 8-year-old daughter in school. The first school noted that it lacked bilingual staff, and they were turned away from a second school for living outside of attendance boundaries, Maria said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Desperate for another option, Maria\u2019s family sought help from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chalkbeat.org\/chicago\/2023\/7\/17\/23797844\/chicago-public-schools-migrant-families-welcome-center\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Welcome Center at Clemente High School<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where a staffer directed them to Erie Elementary Charter School, a dual-language school in Humboldt Park 90 minutes away via public transit from their South Shore apartment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The long commute to Erie wasn\u2019t easy, but Maria said it was worth it because her daughter was learning more English and \u201cengaging in conversations.\u201d Her daughter left Erie recently when the family moved to the suburbs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many of Erie\u2019s 49 newcomer students are coming from all over the city, said Carlos Perez, the school\u2019s executive director.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\"  style=\"margin-top: 3%; margin-bottom: 3%; \">\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1280\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/7TH-PHOTO-043024-Erie-Elementary-Dual-Language-Classes-Colin-Boyle-1868-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/7TH-PHOTO-043024-Erie-Elementary-Dual-Language-Classes-Colin-Boyle-1868-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/7TH-PHOTO-043024-Erie-Elementary-Dual-Language-Classes-Colin-Boyle-1868-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/7TH-PHOTO-043024-Erie-Elementary-Dual-Language-Classes-Colin-Boyle-1868-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/7TH-PHOTO-043024-Erie-Elementary-Dual-Language-Classes-Colin-Boyle-1868-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/7TH-PHOTO-043024-Erie-Elementary-Dual-Language-Classes-Colin-Boyle-1868-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/7TH-PHOTO-043024-Erie-Elementary-Dual-Language-Classes-Colin-Boyle-1868-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/7TH-PHOTO-043024-Erie-Elementary-Dual-Language-Classes-Colin-Boyle-1868-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/7TH-PHOTO-043024-Erie-Elementary-Dual-Language-Classes-Colin-Boyle-1868-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/7TH-PHOTO-043024-Erie-Elementary-Dual-Language-Classes-Colin-Boyle-1868-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/7TH-PHOTO-043024-Erie-Elementary-Dual-Language-Classes-Colin-Boyle-1868-1245x830.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/7TH-PHOTO-043024-Erie-Elementary-Dual-Language-Classes-Colin-Boyle-1868-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Ms. Behaine teaches a kindergarten level dual language class to students at Erie Elementary Charter School, 1405 N. Washtenaw Ave., in Humboldt Park on April 30, 2024.<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Colin Boyle\/Block Club Chicago<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Erie is better-equipped than other schools to serve native Spanish speakers learning English. As <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chalkbeat.org\/chicago\/2024\/03\/19\/chicago-public-schools-expanding-dual-language-programs\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">one of 43 dual-language schools in the city<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Erie teaches English learners and native English speakers in Spanish and English. Eight of Erie\u2019s teachers are from Latin American countries, Perez said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;It was a long journey that a lot of them have gone through to get to us. This was their target: to bring their kids to a school in America &#8230; There&#8217;s a weight and responsibility that comes with it,&#8221; Perez said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even with those resources, teachers face big challenges. Most migrant students come to Erie more than two grade levels behind, and some haven\u2019t attended formal school for up to two years, Perez said. In 2022, Erie was out of compliance with bilingual and ESL program requirements, according to the school\u2019s most recent CPS audit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multiple principals questioned whether the audits are effective. Perez said one teacher who they consider effective is not certified to teach English learners \u2014 one reason the school is out of compliance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cA<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">re we aiming for compliance, or are we aiming to get good people in front of students who can educate them?\u201d Perez said. \u201cOftentimes, those are not interchangeable things.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to CPS, it has about 7,500 teachers who are certified to teach bilingual classes, ESL or both \u2014 a figure that has grown in recent years. Many teachers certified to teach those classes are in regular teaching positions, a spokesperson said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">District officials said they\u2019ve tried to attract more bilingual teachers by subsidizing the cost of earning bilingual or ESL endorsements and extending early job offers to teachers who are completing their requirements. But it\u2019s difficult to fill teaching positions midway through the year, said Ben Felton, the district\u2019s chief talent officer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Felton said \u201cwe simply don&#8217;t have the talent\u201d for every school to have big bilingual programs \u201cbecause historically there haven&#8217;t been as many bilingual students in these schools.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"one-child-is-thriving-another-is-just-stuck\">One child is thriving, another is \u2018just stuck\u2019<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Yennifer Ruiz switched Gabriela&#8217;s school after moving to South Shore, she opted to keep her 16-year-old son, Gabriel, at Richards Career Academy, which has a bilingual program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After just five months in Chicago, Ruiz said she has seen how those bilingual resources have helped Gabriel thrive \u2014 he is rapidly learning English and even joined the school\u2019s baseball team \u2014 and how the lack of services has left Gabriela feeling lost at school.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gabriela wishes she could go back to Eli Whitney, where she liked being able to communicate with her teachers and other kids, she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI feel really bad because all the objective of moving here was to get quality of life,\u201d Ruiz said in Spanish through a translator. \u201cI know how my son is getting to his maximum potential, but she is just stuck.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I<\/span><\/i><b><i>nterviews with Spanish- speakers were conducted with translation help from Yoha Salmeron Chaparro, an intern at the Center for Immigrant and Refugee Accompaniment at Loyola University, and Alex Hernandez, a reporter for Block Club Chicago.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Reema Amin is a reporter covering Chicago Public Schools. Contact Reema at <\/i><\/b><a href=\"mailto:ramin@chalkbeat.org\"><b><i>ramin@chalkbeat.org<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Mina Bloom is an investigative reporter for Block Club Chicago. Contact Mina at <\/i><\/b><a href=\"mailto:mina@blockclubchi.org\"><b><i>mina@blockclubchi.org<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dos a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s de que empezaran a llegar a Chicago autobuses cargados de ni\u00f1os inmigrantes, muchos han aterrizado en escuelas donde la mayor\u00eda no habla espa\u00f1ol. 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