This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Lea esta historia en Español In 1953, ...

Emilio Saenz, a sophomore at Phoenix Country Day School, created Navegante to help families navigate bilingual education ...

Editor’s note: This Q&A is one of a series of articles exploring the research University of Delaware students have been pursuing. Though COVID-19 continues to shape some plans, students still can ...

In our global society, families increasingly see the value of a bilingual education. Students gain valuable skills, access to exciting study abroad programs and future employment opportunities. Eric ...

Bilingual education has been very controversial for a long time, as countries have difficulties with finding what is best for students. The publication The Effectiveness of Bilingual School Programs ...

It’s taken me a while to read and digest a critique by Heather Mac Donald of bilingual education in the Manhattan Institute’s City Journal. Meanwhile, Joanne Jacobs posted a short excerpt from the ...

On a recent Monday morning in Wendell Norris Marquez’s classroom in Austin, Texas, students were getting ready to read a story in Spanish by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. But first, they discussed the ...

EdSource · California teachers on the picket line amid shrinking school budgets A bill that would have helped school districts open more dual-language immersion programs fizzled in the California ...

Many of those interested in bilingual education in the United States have been observing the New York area. There, groups of parents working with teachers and school officials have helped found ...

A lot has changed since 1998, when Proposition 227 all but wiped out bilingual instruction in California public schools. The matter is due for reconsideration; a bill that passed the state Senate last ...

For more than 50 years, Milwaukee Public Schools’ bilingual education program has been providing native Spanish speakers with the instruction to become fluent in English while maintaining a strong ...