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Maine Voices: Working with immigrant high school students has changed my life

Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion November 05, 2022

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This column isn’t a political polemic. It’s a personal reflection based on my experience working as a mentor and philanthropist with Portland-area immigrant high school students. That experience has not only opened my eyes to their promise and potential but also has changed my life. For the better. This is old news for my wife, whose 30-year career as an ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher in the Kennebunk School District “shaped... + full article



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