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Archive Home > 2009 > February > 12 > Despite a ‘critical need,’ Arabic classes remain scarce while Chinese flourishes

Despite a ‘critical need,’ Arabic classes remain scarce while Chinese flourishes

By Kathleen Carroll / The Bulletin
February 12, 2009

HACKENSACK, N.J. — Arabic language classes are still few and far between, despite cash incentives from the federal government.

Across the nation, 90 percent of the grants have funded Chinese classes, federal education officials said, with the rest split among Arabic, Hindi, Farsi,....

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