Before the 1950s, prevailing research indicated that bilingualism created a disadvantage for children. Since then, many studies have found that not only were those concerns unfounded but that ...

Pasco School District is expanding its dual language program, and for the first time starting this school year will offer it at all 17 of its elementary schools. That means most K-5 students will have ...

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 ...

A picture of a domino with three dots was displayed on a screen in Jennifer Lopez Romero’s kindergarten classroom on a recent Wednesday at Ronnow Elementary School. “Uno, dos, tres,” her students ...

Children who grow up speaking two languages develop strengths that shape the way they learn and connect with others. Bilingualism is often seen only as a practical skill for communication, but ...

Tuesday morning was a busy one for Escuela Key Elementary School in Arlington, Va. As students filed into their classrooms, teachers and school leaders prepared to host a group of important visitors, ...

At Pueblo Elementary, a dual-language school in Scottsdale, Ariz., students, including English learners, learn core subjects in both English and Spanish. The schedule looks like this: Students in ...

In Gelín Lagara’s kindergarten class at Spirit Elementary in Deltona recently, students were learning about shadows. With the lights turned off, Lagara split the class into small groups and handed out ...

Seven educators and one former student on how learning another language can change lives Bilingual education for me has been a validation of my language, culture and identity that I did not receive as ...

Dual-language books (DLBs) are ones with the story told in two languages—sometimes with both languages on the same page, and other times in a two-page spread with the first language on one page and ...

At the start of 2021, Summit County found itself in a heightened child care crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic was in full swing. Families across the county found themselves in need of support, and they ...

Keyno Yang, right, and other third-grade students take turns singing songs in Hmong and English in Fresno Unified’s Hmong Dual Immersion program at Vang Pao Elementary Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023 in ...