From Name: From Email: To Name: To Email: Optional Message: Commentary: For poor schools to succeed, more effort is needed to help those learning English from The New York Times Carola Suárez-Orozco, a professor of education at UCLA, writes: "English learners are 9.3 percent of all K-12 students in the United States. And in states with substantial immigrant populations the percentage is higher — 22.7 percent in California, for example. English learners require more academic support, since they are mastering both academic English and the academic content of their course, but they are often underserved." more 7701 Las Colinas Blvd., Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063