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 ...

This article is part of the Education special section. Read more here. Dual language programs, according to Washington’s Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, are the most effective ...

The committee examined how evidence based on research relevant to the development of dual language learners/English learners from birth to age 21 can inform education and health policies and related ...

In California, 747 schools had dual-language immersion programs in 2019, according to the California Department of Education. Languages taught include Spanish, Arabic, Hmong, Korean, Mandarin, ...

Montserrat Garibay arrived in the United States three decades ago with her mother and sister as an undocumented immigrant, and learned English at a public middle school in Austin, Texas. Later on, she ...

Balancing content mastery with language acquisition can feel challenging, especially for multilingual learners and educators. Research highlights that purposeful integration of language and subject ...

HOLYOKE — My sons were attending the dual-language program at Joseph Metcalf School until the Holyoke School District broke up our school last year. The Dual Language Program at Metcalf School was a ...

Heritage language education encompasses the teaching and learning of a community’s ancestral tongue, often maintained within family or community settings yet under-resourced within mainstream ...

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