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Feds, Boston schools reach agreement on how to help students who are not proficient in English

By Martin Finucane

 |  Globe Staff  

  April 23, 2012

The Boston public schools and the federal government have reached an agreement to ensure that students who are learning English receive the help they need to overcome language barriers, the schools and government agencies said today. “We have worked hand in hand with our federal partners to find where there were weaknesses in our organization. As a result, we have made dramatic changes in the way we serve students learning English,” School Superintendent Carol Johnson said in a statement.

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