Surprise! One Lewiston, ME elementary school swamped with new Somali students

Montello Elementary School is in need of additional English language teachers to handle a wave of new immigrant students according to this article in the Sun Journal.   The “welcoming” city of Lewiston, Maine must be attracting even more secondary migrants (refugees resettled elsewhere who then move usually in order to be in enclaves with their own … Continue reading Surprise! One Lewiston, ME elementary school swamped with new Somali students

Lewiston, ME: Professor implies that refugees financially benefit Lewiston

Your tax dollars Yes, that is correct.  Professor Catherine Besteman (with Ishmail Ahmed) says in a report (seeking to dispel rumors, she says) that federal grant money flowing into the Lewiston/Auburn area has positively benefited the community and offsets any expense the Somali refugee influx has cost Maine.  Hat tip:  Susan  [ The report is a pdf … Continue reading Lewiston, ME: Professor implies that refugees financially benefit Lewiston

Teachers in Lewiston school to be moved out because test scores are below average

O.K. sounds like your standard public education problem—test scores are low, teachers blamed, feds want changes and have offered money to bring “change” faster.  But, what is the whole story? We have written many many times about Lewiston, Maine a city coping with the joys of diversity and multiculturalism.  Here is a story yesterday (to … Continue reading Teachers in Lewiston school to be moved out because test scores are below average