Cynthia Quezada is a "lifer"— the nickname teachers give to students who've been confined, year after year, to classes for those struggling with English. If the term conveys a sense of hopelessness, that's not a coincidence. Across the state, most students new to speaking English are fully integrated into regular classes after three years. But in Central Florida alone, there are thousands of students like Quezada who have been languishing in the system for six, seven, eight or more years, with their chances of catching up diminishing by the day. The problem is particularly acute in Orange County, which was cited in a state audit last...
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