CBS DFW – Staff Writer
“At an age when most students are learning to count, memorize the alphabet, and color between the lines, the Dallas Independent School District is introducing a new subject to a number of pre-K students: Mandarin Chinese. “…we live in a global society, all of us instantly connected around the world with the click of a mouse or the touch of a button,” said Elda Rojas, Dallas ISD World Languages Director. “By the time these students graduate from high school, they will be better prepared to be successful in a multilingual, interconnected global society.””(more)