Word: ola
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...estimated $58,000 to $60,000 budget cut would have eliminated instruction of all academic subjects in grades K-8 in both Portuguese and English—a key aspect of the OLA program, which aims to provide a full academic curriculum for all students to become bilingual and develop creativity and critical thinking, according to the school Web site...
When Christopher Columbus arrived in 1492, he named the land La Isla Española. It served as a Spanish colony and base for the empire's further conquests, though it was never particularly profitable. In 1697 the Spanish formally ceded the western third of the island to the French, who were already present and more heavily invested. The Hispaniolan outposts of both empires imported African slaves, though the latter did so to a much greater extent. The colonies - Santo Domingo and Saint-Domingue, respectively - subsequently developed vastly different demographics. According to a study by the American Library of Congress...