NPR'S MELISSA BLOCK VISITS "NEWCOMERS SCHOOL" IN LONG ISLAND CITY IN THE BOROUGH OF QUEENS IN NEW YORK CITY. IT IS A NEW PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL JUST OPENED UP EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE NEWEST NEW YORKERS, DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN IN THIS COUNTRY LESS THAN A YEAR AND WHOSE ENGLISH SKILLS ARE MINIMAL.
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