Meloni Defends Cap on Foreign Students, Cites Mattarella
Giorgia Meloni is the prime minister of Italy. She spoke about foreign students in schools. There is a rule about a cap. A cap means a top limit. The rule says schools cannot have too many foreign students in one class.
Meloni said this idea is not new. She talked about Sergio Mattarella. Mattarella is now the president of Italy. Long ago, he was the education minister. That job means he was in charge of schools.
Meloni said that in 1990, Mattarella signed papers called circulars. A circular is an official letter with rules. She said these old papers talked about not putting too many foreign students in one class.
Some people asked what the old papers really said. People are now checking the true words of the 1990 circulars. This is part of a big debate about foreign students in Italian schools. A debate means people talk and disagree about a topic.
Vocabulary6 words
- prime minister
- the top leader of a government
- cap
- a top limit; you cannot go higher
- president
- the top leader of a country
- education minister
- the government leader in charge of schools
- circulars
- official letters with rules from the government
- debate
- when people talk and disagree about a topic
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Giorgia Meloni is the _____ of Italy. She spoke about foreign students in schools. There is a rule about a _____.
Meloni said this idea is not new. She talked about Sergio Mattarella. Mattarella is now the _____ of Italy. Long ago, he was the _____.
Meloni said that in _____, Mattarella signed papers called _____. She said these old papers talked about not putting too many foreign students in one class.
Some people asked what the old papers really said. People are now checking the true words of the 1990 circulars. This is part of a big _____ about foreign students in Italian schools.
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