KQED News Mind/Shift – Katrina Schwartz
“Helping high school students with only basic English improve their speaking, writing and listening skills requires that language be a focus of every content area. The ENLACE Academy at Lawrence High School in Massachusetts serves students who have been in the country only a few years and are just beginning to learn the language. English and content are the twin goals of every lesson. “Coaching is a big part of what we do here because our mission and our model is really about building language through content,” said Allison Balter, principal of ENLACE Academy.” (more)