iSchoolguide – Sara Guaglione
“Can learning another language help students achieve better results in other subjects? That’s certainly what one superintendent in Arizona wanted to find out what she introduced a world language program in 2008 – and the results speak for themselves. Superintendent Debbi C. Burdick integrated learning Spanish and Chinese languages into the elementary school level in her district of Cave Creek USD in Arizona, Education World reports. Years later, students “in the various world language programs have excelled above and beyond district and state averages, pushing the district up in rankings to fifth out of 227 districts in Arizona,” according to a District Administration article…”Our students excel in 21st century skills when they learn a second language,” Burdick said. “It makes them better global citizens.””(more)