PHOENIX — In less than a week, some Arizona students will be heading back to class. And with the start of the new school year, comes the uncertainty of funding for some public schools. On Thursday, ...

Six years ago, Ensemble Learning, an organization dedicated to helping dual-language programs through curriculum building and professional development, received a federal grant to support its efforts ...

Pasco School District is expanding its dual language program, and for the first time starting this school year will offer it at all 17 of its elementary schools. That means most K-5 students will have ...

Before the 1950s, prevailing research indicated that bilingualism created a disadvantage for children. Since then, many studies have found that not only were those concerns unfounded but that ...

Rooms 212 and 214 are separated by just a hallway, but walking between them is like switching worlds for sixth-graders at Raymond Cree Middle School in Palm Springs. In Grisele Avila’s classroom, ...

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Teacher Gwendolyne Darony asked her third graders to recite four basic language skills. But instead of English, Darony asked in Spanish. "Escuchar. Hablar. Leer. Escribir," the students responded in ...

This article was written for our sponsor, Participate Learning. The benefits of dual-language programs for native English speakers are often lauded, including enhanced cultural awareness, strengthened ...

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Spanish courses are common in schools, but classrooms in Volusia County are taking things a step further. Students are learning in both English and Spanish throughout the school ...