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Mary Ann Zehr is an assistant editor at Education Week. She has written about the schooling of English-language learners for more than nine years and understands through her own experience of studying Spanish that it takes a long time to learn another language well. Her blog will tackle difficult policy questions, explore learning innovations, and share stories about different cultural groups on her beat.

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Alabama Proceeds with Barring Undocumented Students from Community Colleges

The Birmingham News reports in a Jan. 4 article, "Alabama's two-year colleges are asking for identification to curb admission to illegal immigrants," that a policy approved in September to bar undocumented students from community colleges goes into effect for classes starting this month.

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