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Schools must teach English.

SCHOOLS MUST TEACH ENGLISH. All public elementary and secondary schools in the Dominican Republic will institute mandatory English classes by the next school year, the education secretary said,reports AP (April 27, 2005). English will be taught for five hours a week in all grades beginning in

September, Alejandrina German said. In addition, one school from each district will be selected to participate in a pilot program for bilingual education. The program involves teaching mathematics, sciences, the arts, and physical education in English in the first nine grades, she said. The U.S. and Britain are the DR's main trading partners, with about 87% of export revenue coming from sales to the U.S. About 1 million Dominicans live in the U.S.

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