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Arizona District Identifies Gifted Latino Students

Paradise Valley Unified School District in Arizona is one of the few school districts in the country that trains teachers to help identify English language learners who are academically gifted.

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Paradise Valley Unified School District in Arizona is one of the few school districts in the country that trains teachers to help identify English language learners who are academically gifted. Often, these students are overlooked because of their difficulties taking tests and their lack of participation in class. (NPR) 

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