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Published by the NY Post, October 6, 2014 City Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña and Milady Baez, the chief for “English-language learners,” are looking to increase dual-language programs, in which students receive instruction in both English and a second language. This is bad news for the kids, and the city. I know from personal experience. 
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Published by Chalkbeat New York, October 1, 2014 Chancellor Carmen Fariña is fulfilling her promise to eliminate A-F letter grades for rating schools. Her speech, her second major address as chancellor, focused on a revamp of how the city will measure schools’ success and present that information to parents. The centerpiece is a new framework for judging schools that takes community ties and teacher collaboration into account.
Dual Language Education of New Mexico's insight:
Chancellor Fariña focus on what really matters is truly exciting.
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New state regulations require some districts that never had bilingual classes to put them in.
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Minnesota's reforms to how their public schools serve dual language learners are exciting. A new brief explores their strategy for effective implementation.
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Published by Education Week, September 25, 2014 For the first time in the history of our nation, the majority of students enrolled in public schools are children of color. Yet the diversity in our teacher workforce remains stagnant. Roxana Norouzi shares her efforts to improve how teachers reflect student demographics in Washington state.
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The city must use its $25.9 billion budget to teach immigrant students English and not keep them tethered to its long-term bilingual programs — and a life of disadvantage — writes our columnist.
Dual Language Education of New Mexico's insight:
For "hard," positive news on what NYC is doing, see our Scoop Its under Dual Language Education in the U.S.
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Published by Ed Source, September 23, 2014 As accountability for student progress in California becomes more local, a new report focuses on how school districts can better educate their English learners – calling on administrators to embrace biliteracy, provide a rigorous curriculum and train all teachers in how to support language development in core courses, not just English language development classes.
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SB1174, passed by the California Legislature and now on the desk of Gov. Jerry Brown, undermines all the gains made during the past two decades in educating children who start school without a full knowledge of the English language.
Dual Language Education of New Mexico's insight:
The author, Rosalie P. Porter, is a long-time foe of bilingual education and proponents of English immersion.
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Published by Education Week The Education Week Spotlight on Foreign Language Instruction is a collection of articles hand-picked by our editors for their insights on:
Elementary Pupils Immersed in Foreign Language Delaware and Utah are funding foreign-language instruction at the elementary level in hopes of fostering achievement and economic growth. November 30, 2012 - Education Week Issue is billed as critical to help the United States compete in a global economy, and to better prepare today's young people for jobs after graduation. October 8, 2013 - Education Week Latino parents are increasingly sending their children to bilingual schools in an attempt to retain the family's Spanish-language fluency. Opponents of bilingual education say students in these programs don't perform proficiently in state tests. April 11, 2014 - Teaching Now Learning The Language More States Supporting Bilingualism With Special Seals on DiplomasBiliteracy "seals" that recognize high school graduates with fluency in two or more languages are catching on in more states. July 8, 2014 - Learning The Language Global Learning Bilingualism: Valuable for the Brain and SocietyJared Diamond's new book argues that bilingualism and multilingualism can improve our health and wealth as a nation. December 14, 2013 - Global Learning Global Learning A Global School for a Global AgeAmerica's first public school to convert to a charter is still running strong--see how. August 10, 2013 - Global Learning Global Learning The Unfortunate Monolingual AmericanAmerican disinterest in acquiring language skills to adapt to linguistic and cultural situations in which they find themselves is hurting an entire nation's likelihood of maintaining a predominant role in 21st century world matters. World interconnectedness coupled with the savvy of other world powerhouses has dictated that English is no longer the language needed to join the exclusive and elusive club of success and opportunity. July 3, 2014 - Global Learning Walt Gardner’s Reality Check Foreign Language PrioritiesThe real need is to produce students who can speak strategic languages such as Mandarin, Arabic, Korean and Farsi. October 21, 2013 - Walt Gardner’s Reality Check
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Published by the Stamford Advocate, September 12, 2014 School officials say meeting the district's obligations under a U.S. Department of Justice settlement is improving education for its non-English-speaking students. At the end of February, the Justice Department agreed to suspend its investigation into allegations that Stamford Public Schools was violating non-English-speaking students' civil rights by not providing an adequate English-language-learners program if the district agreed to implement improvements. The settlement requires more training, increasing the number of bilingual educators and providing updated materials and proper classroom instruction time, as well as collecting data. The district must report its progress periodically to the Justice Department until such time as the feds decide Stamford has proven ELL students are getting an equal opportunity for an education.
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Published by the Oregonian, August 31, 2014 Students learning in two languages master writing later than those learning just one. The Smarter Balanced test hinges on how well students write, as early as grade three. How will dual language programs manage to show their strengths on a test that seems stacked against them?
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Published by the Sacramento Bee, August 26, 2014 Californians would vote in 2016 to repeal the state’s ban on bilingual education under a bill the Legislature is sending to Gov. Jerry Brown. Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2014/08/26/6657101/bills-asks-california-voters-to.html#storylink=cpy Educational research and public attitudes have changed since voters banned bilingual education in 1998, [Senator Ricardo] Lara [the bill's sponsor] said.
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Published by Ed Source, July 29, 2014 After nearly two decades, bilingual education in California could stage a resurgence if the state Senate approves a bill in August that would put the issue on the ballot in November 2016.
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Published by Indian Country, October 2,2014 Students majoring in Cherokee Language Education will receive much-needed support thanks to a new grant relationship between Cherokee Nation and NSU.
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Bilingual students at Deming High School who study both English and Spanish courses have a new organization to reach out for support, if needed.
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Published by the New America Foundation, September, 2014
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Published by the Los Angeles Times,September 28, 2014 Brown also signed a bill by Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) that would ask voters on the 2016 ballot to consider repealing key parts of Proposition 227, the 1998 law restricting bilingual education in California by requiring school instruction in English. Lara said the old initiative is stifling multilingualism in California and harming students who will need to speak more than one language to compete in the global economy. Children who participate in multilingual immersion programs not only outperform their peers in the long run, they also have higher earning potential when they enter the workforce,” Lara said in support of his SB 1174.
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Published by the Monterey Herald, September 26, 2014
Dual Language Education of New Mexico's insight:
Only first sub-article is relevant.
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Broadcast by NY1 News, September 24, 2014 As part of our Tale of Two Cities special series, we follow up with a Brooklyn College graduate we profiled in May who overcame many odds to get her diploma. As NY1's Jeanine Ramirez fond out, her success has continued. "I can relate to them because I grew up in a low-income community and I also had a language barrier. Therefore, I want to be that person to, kind of, inspire them and empower them and guide them," Lopez says. Lopez overcame more than just economic and language barriers to get here. She arrived in New York from Mexico at two years old, obtained her citizenship, became pregnant as a teenager and transferred to an alternative high school in Red Hook which gives students who drop out a second chance.
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Published by CNN, March 4, 2014 Linguistic professor chimes in on why California's senator pushing to repeal the bilingual education ban is long overdue. Via CALISPANISH
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Published by the Deseret News, September 17, 2014 Students learning English as a second language in Utah schools are progressing and maintaining proficiency, but they're having trouble using English in actual subjects.
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Published by Education Week, September 11, 2014 The common-core standards are dramatically reshaping teaching and learning, but some of the biggest changes are arguably happening for English-language learners and their teachers. That's because English-learners, no matter their level of proficiency, are expected to engage with demanding content and demonstrate more sophisticated skills with language even when their English is still developing. Those higher expectations, ELL experts say, mean every educator working with English-learners must take responsibility for developing their language.
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Published by the Orlando Sentinel, September 5, 2014 As promised, Gov. Rick Scott today demanded that U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan "reverse course" and allow Florida to include students learning English in its school grading system under its own, long-standing rules. Florida wants those students fully counted in school grade calculations only after they have been in Florida schools for at least two years. Their federal counterparts want them counted after a year.
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Paid Press Release, Aug 28, 2014 Lara's bill would remove the sheltered English immersion requirement, opening the doors to dual-language immersion programs and bilingual education programs throughout the state.
Dual Language Education of New Mexico's insight:
My question to Mauro Mujica: What's the beef? Dual language education is far superior to English immersion.
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Published by Business Insider India, August 19, 2014 It has long been held that a bilingual brain is more developed. The grey matter in the brain controls sensory perception that includes language skills, memory, emotions, speech, and most importantly decision-making and self-control. These are better developed in bilingual individuals who have been exposed to a second language from early childhood.
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