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December 2, 2009

Local education goes global Ranks of foreign students add diversity but tax capacity of public schools

Peter Simon:

Students from around the world are coming in dramatically increasing numbers to the Buffalo area to study at local schools.

Many are refugees from war-torn countries who arrive with few possessions, but with the hope that the United States is the land of opportunity.

Others spend tens of thousands of dollars a year to attend local high schools and colleges in order to advance their studies and careers.

In the Buffalo Public Schools, students whose first language is something other than English now represent nearly 10 percent of the district's total enrollment. Those 3,277 students speak 65 different languages.

The University at Buffalo has 4,539 international students, or 16.7 percent of campus enrollment. They come from more than 100 countries, and outnumber U.S. students from outside New York State.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at December 2, 2009 1:02 AM
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