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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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Educators in Chicago are gearing up to provide bilingual instruction to preschoolers—as Illinois becomes the first state to mandate such instruction.
November 29, 2010 - Education Week
An emerging body of research dispels old myths about language learning and makes a case for multilingualism.
October 22, 2010 - Education Week
Dropout prevention, the path to higher education, and the DREAM Act all shared the spotlight at a Washington summit culminating a months-long listening tour on the topic.
October 19, 2010 - Education Week
Teleconference technology is letting teachers reach more than one school in a class period.
October 15, 2010 - Digital Directions
As one of President Clinton's domestic policy advisers, Elena Kagan sometimes weighed in on education issues.
June 14, 2010 - Education Week
After six years in the U.S., secondary-level English-language learners still lack English proficiency, according to a new report.
May 27, 2010 - Education Week
Proposed regulations in Illinois would require that districts offer English-learners in preschool the same support as in K-12.
April 23, 2010 | Updated: March 23, 2012 - Education Week
A randomized study shows students are as successful learning English through English immersion or bilingual education programs.
April 20, 2010 - Education Week
A randomized study shows students are as successful learning English through English-immersion or bilingual education programs.
April 9, 2010 - Education Week
At a time when other nations are teaching their children multiple foreign languages, writes Rosemary Salomone, America remains English-dependent.
March 15, 2010 - Education Week

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