Denver Public School scrambles to educate surge of migrant students: “So many needs”

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In the past year, the city of Denver has served more than 36,000 migrants from the southern border.

After years of reporting a declining school-age population, Denver Public Schools is seeing a surge in the enrollment of newcomer students – many from Venezuela – a country in a deep economic and political crisis.

McMeen Elementary is a dual language school that has long embraced students who are new to the United States.

Read more from CBS News Colorado.

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