I love traveling throughout Latin America because it gives me an opportunity to practice the Spanish language I spent four years learning as an undergrad but rarely have the occasion to use in my ...

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Learning a new language involves more than memorizing syntax; it also involves engaging with the richness of everyday communication. Eldon Mirjah, the creative force behind Gritty Spanish, has ...

When Allen Jay Elementary School began its dual-language immersion program in English and Urdu, school officials initially considered translating the curriculum used for the school’s similar program ...

With outdoor learning opportunities, a strong commitment to nurturing the “whole child,” and a new one-of-a-kind Spanish Immersion Program, a Montessori Center School (MCS) education offers a ...

In 2023, senior lecturer in the Spanish department, Lourdes Barranco-Cortes, attended a conference with other Big Ten language educators to discuss the biggest change in education since the pandemic: ...

Over the last two years, public schools have welcomed thousands of children who speak little or no English — many of whom wind up in classes where little or no instruction is done in their native ...

The Vista Unified School District is expanding its dual language immersion program to additional grade levels and a second middle school campus next year. In two years, they hope to offer it at one of ...

Students in Erin Weisenbeck’s first-grade classroom gathered on a rug Tuesday morning in the front of their classroom at Madison Elementary School. Weisenbeck sat before the group with a large book ...

As interest in establishing dual language programs grows across the country, a new report lays out some policy decisions needed to ensure equitable access to these programs, especially when it comes ...

Spokane County is getting its first standalone public language immersion school, as the ever-growing Spanish program through Spokane Public Schools housed in the Libby Center will move to its own ...

Six elementary schools are getting new Spanish language programs as Chicago Public Schools seeks to broaden access to multilingual programs and graduate more students with bilingual skills. Little ...