In the first randomized-assignment study in which English-language learners were followed for as long as five years, researchers have found that Spanish-speaking children learn to read English equally ...

Arizona’s Department of Education has released data showing that children in Structured English Immersion classes learn at a swifter pace than children assigned to bilingual education programs in ...

The UNO Charter School Network was once known for its radical approach to educating Latino immigrant students under its English immersion model — a model that prioritized students’ English language ...

Arizona policymakers are using a buzz phrase popular in education circles in saying the models for structured English immersion that school districts must implement this fall are “research-based.” But ...

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Jenn Wilson was born in the U.S., but she grew up with bilingual parents. She talked in Spanish with her mom and in English with her dad. She attended a dual-language immersion program in New York ...

The abysmal results of the 2012 sitting of the CSEC English language examination reflects our students’ perennial struggle with acquiring proficiency in Standard English. Evidently, we must revamp our ...

There's a big debate in the world of education about how best to teach non-English speaking students in Massachusetts' schools. Fifteen years ago, Massachusetts voters replaced bilingual education ...