EL PASO, Texas – The Socorro Independent School District invited local parents on Thursday night to an informal meeting regarding the start[…]
Category: English Learners
C-FB ISD to make changes to Dual Language Immersion Program
In addition the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) scores show that some sixth-graders are experiencing difficulty as they … […]
The Truth About Bilingualism: It's Only for Some Students
The widespread embrace of foreign-language instruction is raising some uncomfortable questions. Corey Mitchell explains the inclusion problem at the heart of bilingual[…]
RGV School Districts Receive Grant for Bilingual Studies
UTRGV in partnership with the PSJA ISD and Harlingen CISD will provide content in both English and Spanish. It will allow students[…]
Waco ISD introduces new dual, bilingual learning environments
The Waco Independent School District has implemented new classrooms at Alta Vista Elementary and Brook Avenue Elementary called the PreK 3 … […]
Are we failing English language learners?
Tests such as the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness … To pass the STAAR, students must have both advanced academic[…]
The Student Who Taught Me Not to Take It Personally
“Initially, when I first started school, I did not speak any English at all. I only spoke Cantonese Chinese and as I[…]
Vision 2020: Dual Language Programs Teaching English, Spanish Flourishing in North Texas
The Dallas Independent School District believes it may have the largest number of dual-language campuses in the nation, with programs in all[…]
Need for Teachers Grows as Dallas Hosts Bilingual Educators Conference
North Texas schools have faced a shortage of bilingual teachers for years and the push to find ways to recruit and retain[…]
Transformation Waco to host spring break academy for select students
Waco Independent School District’s new in-district charter school system is planning a “Spring Break Academy” to help students hone their English … […]
Austin ISD's bilingual program aims to narrow achievement gap
It is the second week of school in Lupe Ramos’ kindergarten classroom at Perez Elementary in Southeast Austin. Plastic book bins, letters[…]
Dual-Language Learning: A Former Principal's Advice for Schools
… and English-language learner education at the University of Texas, El Paso. … Izquierdo is a former principal of what is now[…]
UPDATED: PSJA a trailblazer for dual language education, conference hears
The aim of the programs is to develop college ready bi-literacy, Olivia Martinez, dual language director for PSJA ISD, said. “With ever[…]
Dual-Language Learning: 6 Key Insights for Schools
Demand for bilingual, biliterate graduates is high. Experts in dual-language learning explain how schools can start programs and strengthen existing ones. […]
700,000 English-Language Learners Have a Disability. We Have to Do Better by Them
By focusing on ELL students’ strengths and not their deficits, teachers can help their students thrive, writes one veteran teacher. Read[…]
University partnership aims to boost bilingual teachers in Texas
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new partnership between Austin’s school district and St. Edward’s University is finding and grooming tomorrow’s dual-language … Read[…]
Press 1 for English? These days, biliteracy deserves not just tolerance, but academic rewards …
Here in our city — a potpourri of cultures and languages — the Houston Independent School District offers opportunities for bilingualism through[…]
Nielson: Parents Are Key to Success for English Learners. Here's How Some Districts Are Helping …
It’s difficult to know the precise number of undocumented workers in the U.S., since so many work hard to go unnoticed. The[…]
SAISD now offers dual language programs at 45 campuses
SAN ANTONIO-This school year, SAISD will offer dual language programs at … speaking students are born here in San Antonio,” Dr. Hernandez[…]
New summer program helps EPISD students learn English
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14) — A new summer program by the El Paso Independent School District is helping Spanish-speaking students become … […]
Dual language school program expanding in Waterloo district
The school has become a main attendance center for families who came to Waterloo from Africa’s Democratic Republic of the Congo, where[…]
Six Years After Moving From Mexico Not Knowing English, Marble Falls Graduate Going to Harvard
In the seventh grade, the state of Texas introduced Jose to the world of … with the State of Texas Assessments of[…]