American Bilingualism

New America Media - Claudia Quach "What does it mean [...]

December 18th, 2015|Categories: Bilingual, English, Global Economy, Language, Second Language, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Language is the passport to personal mobility, opportunity and prosperity

EducationHQ - KURT MULLANE "More than a decade ago, Professor [...]

December 10th, 2015|Categories: Australia, Bilingual, Chinese, Diversity, English, Foreign Language, Global, Global Economy, Global Workforce, Multilingual, Spanish, Students|Tags: Education, School|

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Between the ears: In the brain, Chinese and English are more similar than they look on paper

The Seattle Times - John Higgins "We’re not born with [...]

December 6th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Brain, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Chinese, Current Events, Education, English, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Spanish, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Language literacy in kindergarten important for success in learning English

EurekAlert! - Oregon State University "English learners are more likely [...]

October 25th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, English, Kindergarten, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Novelist teaches freshman writing, is shocked by students’ inability to construct basic sentences

The Hechinger Report - Michael Laser "The First Year Writing [...]

October 19th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, English, Grammar, K-12, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Foreign Language Policies: Is Everyone Else Really Speaking English?

Education Week - Heather Singmaster "Only 25% of Americans speak [...]

September 3rd, 2015|Categories: Bilingual, Business, Cognitive Development, Economy, English, Foreign Language, Language, Mandarin, Second Language, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Why North Koreans are developing an appetite for foreign languages

The Guardian - Kang Mi-jin "Young North Koreans are demonstrating [...]

August 12th, 2015|Categories: Economy, English, Foreign Language, Jobs, Mandarin, North Korea, Parents|Tags: Education, School|

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Bilingual immersion program extended to transitional kindergarten classes at 5 schools

San Jose Mercury News - Leeta-Rose Ballester "Students as young [...]

August 6th, 2015|Categories: Bilingual, Dual-language, English, Kindergarten, Language Immersion, Parents, Spanish|Tags: Education, School|

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How to teach … To Kill a Mockingbird

The Guardian - Staff Writer "Almost all English teachers will [...]

July 20th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Current Events, Education, England, English, Learning, literature, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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New math, English standards may exceed current ones

The Tulsa World - NATE ROBSON "Oklahoma is writing new [...]

July 5th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, English, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Oklahoma, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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