Excerpt from: Language and Culture
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| March 02, 2006 | | New York City expands its budget to a total of $12 million per year for translation and interpreter services for their public school system. | More than 40% of New York City's one million students live in homes where
languages other than English is spoken. The city is increasing its annual
funding for translation and interpretation services by $2 million to a grand total of $12 million. The
city Education Department as been translating school documents into eight
foreign languages most commonly spoken by parents: Spanish, Chinese, Urdu,
Russian, Bengali, Haitian Creole, Korean and Arabic. The increase in spending
will be for translating even more of its records and announcements available in
those languages.
Mayor Bloomberg announced the agreement to expand translation services in
public schools. Under the agreement, Schools Chancellor Joel Klein will, for the
first time, issue a "chancellor's regulation" specifically about translation and
interpreter services. Previously, they were more loosely regulated by
directives.
Harold Nevin | | |
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