Bilingual education
Interesting study on bilingual education
Education Week has an interesting article this week on the effectiveness of English immersion versus bilingual education. The study finds that whatever the model, children whose native language is not English (in this case, who speak primarily Spanish at home) learned just as well in both models. In Walla Walla, this could give some confidence [...]
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Families with children in the district’s dual-language programs may have gotten a disappointing update this week on the continuity of the program after elementary school. The district’s dual-language program, where children learn in English and Spanish, launched about seven years ago at Sharpstein Elementary School. The first class of kindergartners in the program started at [...]
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An education story from the Yakima Herald-Republic this morning caught my attention. Parents and teachers in Wapato are seeking the removal of their superintendent following the elimination of a dual-language learning program. The model is similar to what Walla Walla Public Schools offers at Sharsptein and Edison elementary schools. Children, both English and Spanish native [...]
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