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Elementary Pupils Immersed in Foreign Language

Delaware and Utah are funding foreign-language instruction at the elementary level in hopes of fostering achievement and economic growth. (November 30, 2012)

Learning the Language Blog

07/31 10:55 am | Watch: English-Learners and Common Core in the Classroom | The bilingual website Colorín Colorado features full lesson plans created for ELLs and videos of teachers using them in the classroom.

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Quality Counts 2012
The 16th edition of Education Week's annual report looks at American's international standing in education, and lessons to be drawn from high-performing countries.

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Preschool English-learners benefit from exposure to both English and their home language, say researchers.
May 21, 2013 - Education Week
Communicating with parents is proving to be a big challenge for districts facing immigrant influxes for the first time.
October 2, 2012 - Education Week
A bill on Gov. Jerry Brown's desk would make California the first state to break out data on long-term English-learners.
September 18, 2012 - Education Week
Growing numbers of schools are offering dual-language classes, where teachers split instruction between English and a second language.
March 23, 2012 | Updated: September 11, 2012 - Education Week
Providing non-English-speaking students with resources to navigate through their school day can make all the difference in their academic success, writes Helen Janc Malone.
February 6, 2012 - Education Week
Several schools aiming to better prepare students for a global economy and foster cultural understanding between the United States and China have established online student exchange programs.
January 30, 2012 - Education Week
Under pressure from state and federal education departments, the nation's two largest school systems announced plans this month to dramatically improve services for hundreds of thousands of English-language learners.
October 25, 2011 - Education Week
When it comes to understanding what words mean, researchers say the "ah ha" moment trumps flash-card drills.
June 6, 2011 - Education Week
Federal funds to support K-12 and college foreign-language instruction took a hit in the fiscal 2011 budget deal.
June 1, 2011 - Education Week
November 29, 2010 - Education Week

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