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I work in a small community in New Mexico. I teach the bilingual component and my students have limited English proficiency. There are many challenges my students face such as, acquiring a new language, poverty, and lack of motivation amongst other things. Parents struggle to make ends meet and sometimes can't provide basic school supplies nonetheless anything else. For this reason, my students are very appreciative of the materials we receive through this organization. Such tools allow me to make the education environment better.

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I work in a small community in New Mexico. I teach the bilingual component and my students have limited English proficiency. There are many challenges my students face such as, acquiring a new language, poverty, and lack of motivation amongst other things. Parents struggle to make ends meet and sometimes can't provide basic school supplies nonetheless anything else. For this reason, my students are very appreciative of the materials we receive through this organization. Such tools allow me to make the education environment better.

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