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Dual language program challenges students to succeed
Madrid :: Spain | 1 month ago
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The program, one of only two such K-8 programs in the state, has 625 children enrolled at Oak Terrace, Red Oak and Sherwood elementary schools and Northwood Junior High School. Their teachers come from Spain, Argentina, Guatemala, Chile, Mexico and
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Juggling state priorities, district studies dual language program after Esperanza vote
New Bedford :: MA :: USA | 1 month ago
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When the School Committee voted last week to reject a proposal for a new school targeting students who are learning English, it left many of plan's supporters wondering: what now? School leaders are trying to figure out how to start a dual language
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We Can't Keep Ignoring The Spanish Language Problem For Long
Madrid :: Spain | 1 month ago
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The fight over bilingual education has been especially passionate. Some believe that students should be forced to learn English through immersion, while others argue that students who do not speak English should receive education in their own
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The plan: At Esperanza School, students will be "immersed" in two languages
New Bedford :: MA :: USA | 3 months ago
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Debate has been raging for months over the two innovation schools that have been proposed in the city's school district. Opponents claim the schools which would be in-district schools that enjoy certain autonomies from the broader district would
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D203 not rushing foreign language expansion
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 3 months ago
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Naperville Unit District 203 plans to focus on improving its current foreign language immersion program before deciding whether to expand it to other schools. School board members on Monday got a look at how an expansion might be structured and the
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District 25 to increase bilingual instruction
Arlington :: TX :: USA | 3 months ago
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State law requires districts to offer some type of bilingual services if a school has 20 or more students who share the same native language. District 25 has three schools that fit that criteria, including Spanish and Hindi at Ivy Hill Elementary,
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Dual language signup in District 59
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 4 months ago
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Traditionally, a lottery system is used to select participants because the number of applicants typically exceeds the available slots. Dual-language kindergarten registration begins on Feb. 21, but parents of incoming kindergartners are invited to
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Glen Ellyn District 41 considers Spanish instruction
Madrid :: Spain | 4 months ago
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Katie McCluskey, director of bilingual and English as a second language (ESL) services, recommended that language classes begin as early as the 2013-14 school year. "Learning another language at an early age has benefits," McCluskey said at a recent
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Dist. 50 to hold dual language informational meeting
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 4 months ago
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If you can't attend, another meeting will be held following kindergarten registration. For information, contact Valerie Morey (847) 984-8840 or at vmorey@dist50.net.
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Expert: Former English-language learners do well on exams
El Paso :: TX :: USA | 4 months ago
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An expert says students who need instruction on the English language now make up 28 percent of all Texas public school students in early elementary school grades. Testifying in the school finance trial Monday was Laura Ayala, recently retired
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