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Colorado
November 8, 2018
Superintendent’s plan to expand biliteracy program in Adams 14 being kept private
The school board directed the superintendent to come up with a biliteracy plan, during a private meeting in September, following pressure from community.
learning language
Colorado
October 2, 2018
Adams 14 board ordered superintendent to create plan to expand biliteracy option soon
Adams 14 reached the consensus for directing the superintendent to make the change, during a closed-session.
Race to Reading
Detroit
August 28, 2018
With Michigan’s third-grade reading law looming, parents fear majority of Detroit youth will be held back
Educators and advocates are warning that too many parents don’t know their children can be held back in third grade if they can't read, because of a new law.
pre-k for all
New York
January 17, 2018
New York City will add dual language options in pre-K to attract parents and encourage diversity
Popular with parents, the programs can also be effective in boosting the performance of students who are learning English as a new language.
Construyendo puentes
Tennessee
October 26, 2017
Communicating with Spanish-speaking parents is a challenge in Memphis. Meet the former teacher who’s taking it on.
Talia Palacio is transforming how Shelby County Schools interacts with Hispanic families.
How I Teach
Tennessee
July 14, 2017
Why this Memphis Spanish teacher loves to teach about the evolution of the piñata
Kylie Cucalon is known as Señorita Cucalon to her students at Caldwell-Guthrie Elementary, a charter school operated by Memphis Scholars.
What's your education story?
Indiana
April 28, 2017
This educator sees ‘the power in being bilingual’ — and she wants her students to see it, too
Liset Gonzalez-Acosta is a the director of dual language at Global Prep Academy, an innovation school housed at IPS Riverside School 44.
head of the class
New York
October 13, 2016
First Person: ‘I was the kid who didn’t speak English’
A Brooklyn Spanish teacher reflects on Hispanic Heritage Month, and what she hopes her students learn.
Language Partners
New York
September 22, 2014
Bilingual programs get the royal treatment
The visit, complete with balloons and a song-and-dance performance, added bit of royal flair to Chancellor Carmen Fariña’s continued focus on dual language programs and English language learners.
Colorado
May 6, 2011
This week's teaching & learning tidbits
Latest on Jeffco schools budget cuts - Get in on Denver Public Library's summer reading programs - Dougco vouchers a hit - A school with no grades and no grade levels - School with American Indian focus.
Colorado
April 29, 2011
This week's teaching & learning tidbits
Two Colo. teachers earn top honors in math/science - Mixed reaction to teacher eval plans in Colo. - Many H.S. classes 'advanced' in name only - Colo. could ditch more school tests.
Colorado
April 4, 2011
Ask an Expert: Getting a child to learn a second language.
Spanish is the most accessible language for public school children to learn in Colorado, but there are ways to immerse your child in other languages as well.
Colorado
January 14, 2011
Week of 1/10/11: Teaching & learning tidbits
Special ed fair in Aurora, Race to Nowhere screenings near you, Denver School of Science and Technology touts 100 percent of grad class accepted to four-year college, decline in computer science education, schools prep for national standards, NY teacher rankings rankle, enrollment growth in Colo., DPS Educa radio show lauded.
Colorado
January 13, 2011
Denver parents: Need a tutor for your child? Deadline Friday.
Free tutoring is offered to qualified students in Denver Public Schools. The deadline to apply for the tutoring is Friday. Read more in this post.
Colorado
January 10, 2011
Ask an Expert: Best approaches to ESL instruction.
The law requires all students - even those with limited English skills- have access to a quality education. Schools should be able to pull this off without marginalizing any students.
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