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DID YOU KNOW? There is a SHORTAGE of Foreign Language Teachers in Indiana. And, according to the NY Times, the demand for Teachers of English as a Second Language is growing most rapidly in the South, the Midwest, and the Northeast.
BY THE NUMBERS:
54,343 = Number of immigrants living in Indianapolis metropolitan area in 2000
152 = Percentage increase since 1990
42,994 = Hispanics living in Indianapolis metropolitan area in 2000
3.4 = Percentage of Indianapolis metropolitan area population that is foreign-born
50 = Percentage Indiana's immigrant population grew from 1995 to 2000
209 = Number of native languages, other than English, spoken by immigrants in Indiana
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Indiana University Kelley School of Business, Indiana Department of
Education (as reported by Tim Evans, tim.evans@indystar.com, June 17, 2003)