Dual Language Education in the U.S.

Mayor de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza announced that 47 new pre-K Dual Language programs will open across the city this fall.

The Metro Nashville Public Schools board is scheduled to vote Tuesday night on whether to add Kurdish to its list of world languages available for high

Starting with the 2019-2020 school year, Foster Elementary in Arvada will be expanding its K-6 duel language program to seventh grade. The pilot program hopes to continue to eighth grade the …

Anaheim Elementary School District will be starting Orange County’s first Korean Dual Language Immersion program in the Summer of 2019.

On Brittney Mellin’s first day at Parley’s Park Elementary School, she thought it was odd her peers were switching between Spanish and English throughout the day. But as a

Today we are talking about dual language programs: what they are, what they aren’t, challenges to overcome, and the necessary features to make them successful. Jonathan Kosovski is currently a dual language principal in a 50:50 dual language program, that serves a diverse micro urban community in central Illinois.

The Alhambra Unified School District offers a unique opportunity for students to become bilingual in English and either Chinese or Spanish.

Kindergarten students at Frederick Douglass Elementary School in Winchester have an interesting schedule. 

The kindergarten classrooms at Stocktrail Elementary in Gillette are just like any others. But in one, it sounds a little different than what you might

When the Sundance Film Festival rolled into town a couple weeks ago, the students in the ¡Hablemos! Spanish After Hours program decided to hold a film festival of their

NYC Launches 47 New, Free Pre-K Dual-Language Programs

The city is launching new dual-language pre-kindergarten programs this fall at 26 locations around Queens. Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza said the new programming will include the city’s first French, Haitian-Creole, Hebrew and Japanese pre-K. “Building the fairest big city in America starts in every classroom. We believe every child deserves …

Cal State Channel Islands has been awarded a $1.1 million grant from the California Department of Education to help train educators working with young students whose families don't speak English at home. Carola Oliva-Olson, an associate professor of Early Childhood Studies at CSCUI, and Mari Estrada, an ECS lecturer at the school, are creating an online training model for teachers, coaches, counselors and other educational leaders working with children from birth through age 5 in California who are dubbed "dual-language learners." The project is called Dual Language Learning Professional Development. "This grant trains the teachers and the leaders and the coaches who are currently working in early childhood programs," Oliva-Olson said. "It's professional development for those who work with infants and preschoolers. They can learn the best ways to serve children who are dual-language learners." According to CSUCI, about 60 percent of California children ages 5 and younger live in

Why is it important to be bilingual? For some people, being bilingual means having a better chance to find a job or a bridge to understand another culture. For others, it means being able to succeed academically and socially in the U.S., where the domestic language is English, and at the same time being able…

By Shawn Raymundo RH Dana Elementary School received the green light Wednesday, Dec 12. to transition into a Spanish language immersion school beginning ne

Many of you know David Rogers and his family from being the Executive Director of Dual Language Education of New Mexico. However, very few know the reason for David Roger’s immense passion for dual language education. At the symposium in NYC, attend

Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal made a stop in Vancouver on Wednesday night to hold a community forum on the future of education in the state, but first he had to t

FRAMINGHAM - Framingham Public Schools announced today, November 28, it is expanding it dual-language program

Lito Hanson spoke to the school board last Thursday, flanked by about eight of his 6th grade classmates at Montgomery Elementary.  They called on the district to provide a continuation of their two-wa