Latino students also migrate to Rantoul, Danville

Like Champaign-Urbana, other area school districts also are seeing an increase in their population of Spanish-speaking students.

Danville saw its Hispanic student population increase from 5.4 percent in 2002 to 6.3 percent in 2006, according to the state school district report cards.

AP Video

Also on this date

• Hello (hola): Welcome to increasingly bilingual schools
• C-U Schools Foundation asks to expand
• Urbana board to address school improvement plan
• Google partnership will help preserve UI collection
• Teen who lost her fear tells other kids to ride, too
• Crash injures four near Thomasboro
• Man with handgun flees with adult bookstore with cash
• After recovery from spinal surgery, sky's the limit for rider
• Truth be told: 'Rev' remains a vigilant county board watchdog
• C-U area population boom may help Tuscola draw businesses
• Workers take apart facade in downtown Champaign
• It's your business: Shoe shop reopens at Tuscola outlet mall
• Obituaries