China Daily USA – PAUL WELITZKIN
“A 94-year-old restored hotel in rural Oregon could be the home of a charter or private school with bilingual instruction in English and Mandarin if Charlie Morden and Ruth Rush are successful. The couple operates the Union Hotel in Union, Oregon, and hope to utilize an empty floor in the building for the school that will focus on instruction for kindergarten though the fourth grade initially. “Our greatest opportunities and challenges will be with China,” Morden told China Daily in an interview Tuesday. “Why not teach our children the language so they can communicate better.””(more)