Interpreter Roselyne Lewis speaks Swahili into a headset in the lunchroom at Akron’s Findley Community Learning Center on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, translating from English a presentation on school updates for those in need of translation.

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How Ohio schools are adapting to serve more English learners

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Interpreter Roselyne Lewis speaks Swahili into a headset in the lunchroom at Akron’s Findley Community Learning Center on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, translating from English a presentation on school updates for those in need of translation. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)

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Equipment used by families to listen to interpreters during a presentation in the lunchroom at Akron’s Findley Community Learning Center. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)

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Loi Dang-Nguyen, ESL and world languages learning specialist for Akron Public Schools, (center) speaks to a family following a presentation at Akron’s Findley Community Learning Center on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023.
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Interpreters Ebtisam Alnemer (left) and Ana Ortega (right) pack up transmitters used for translation in the lunchroom at Akron’s Findley Community Learning Center on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, following a presentation to families. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)

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