Jeanette Wolfberg is reporting in The Columbia Paper with the start of the new school year the Hudson City School District has seen an increase in the number of young students from Central and South America enrolled in the city schools. The newest students are in addition to those who registered for kindergarten later than expected. “At least 15” students for whom English is a new language registered in the district during a two-and-a-half week period this month, according to April Prestipino, coordinator of school improvement, during a recent board of education meeting. Most of the new students have been enrolled in kindergarten through 4th grade. The new arrivals will not affect staffing decisions for either regular instruction or English language learning. Superintendent Maria Suttmeier said the district employs nine teachers of English as a new language and has the flexibility to add a tenth. There are currently 130 students attending kindergarten in the Hudson district, a 13 percent decrease in enrollment over the past two years. Read the full story in The Columbia Paper.