Montgomery County aims to fill in gaps for teen immigrants

School officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, announced a pilot program tailored to the specific needs of recent immigrants who have had little formal education although they are reaching the age when most native-born Americans graduate from high school. Students would be taught functional English, with an emphasis on career-specific vocabulary. Other classes would explore careers, including horticulture, cosmetology and hospitality. Students also would be taught to read and write fluently in their native Spanish. Read more of this article from The Washington Post.