Away From the Blog
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Away From the Blog

By Mary Ann Zehr — October 02, 2009 1 min read
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I expect to be away from the blog until Thursday, Oct. 8.

Here’s a news tidbit that I’ll leave with you that may be interesting for some English-language learners who would really like to maintain and improve their native language while also learning English.

Astronaut Jose Hernandez is tweeting from space in two languages: English and Spanish. (Hat tip to HispanicTips.)

Mary Ann Zehr
Mary Ann Zehr was an assistant editor for Education Week. Her beats included English-language learners, bilingual education, immigrants, dropouts, achievement-gap issues, and charter and private schools. She was the author of the blog Learning the Language.

A version of this news article first appeared in the Learning the Language blog.