Chicago high school faces outcry after axing Arabic program

A Chicago high school is eliminating its Arabic language program amid budget cuts and low enrollment, sparking petitions and community opposition.
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Arabic Program: Building fluency, expanding language education

Spoken by around 400 million people worldwide, Arabic is a language of diplomacy, religion and commerce. At the University, students are gaining the skills to use it for many reasons. The Arabic ...
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In a new Arabic program, a Denver teacher is connecting students with family and new cultures

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Before taking Arabic language classes at Denver’s North High School, Rachel Saghbazarian had to ...
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Shawnee Mission South celebrates 30 years of teaching Arabic language and culture

Shawnee Mission South High School is home to one of the country's oldest high school Arabic programs. Every Friday, nearly a dozen students sit in chairs circled around their classroom — no desks in ...
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Faith, politics, personal growth: BYU students share Arabic study abroad impact

BYU students take a truck safari in Wadi Rum, Jordan. BYU's intensive Arabic program allows students to experience Jordanian culture firsthand. (Melena Warden) Five times a day voices raised in prayer ...