Saja Al Badri, who is from Iraq, volunteers to answer a question during an English Language Learners class Tuesday at Biddeford Middle School. An influx of families has doubled the number of English language learners in this southern Maine city in the past two years.
Tanzania native Etando Alonda tries to guess the card he is wearing by posing questions to his peers during a Thanksgiving-themed game at the Biddeford school Tuesday.
Sofia Grant helps Tanzania-born cousins Elelwa Namkabi and Jaqueline Msambya with a project during an English language learners class Tuesday at Biddeford Middle School.
Rawan Ahmed, who is from Iraq, works on a project during a Thanksgiving-themed game during English language learners class at Biddeford Middle School on Tuesday.
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