U-T San Diego – Maureen Magee
“At Lakeside’s Riverview Elementary School, second-grader Leah Markworth’s education is delivered in equal parts Mandarin and English, with regular supplements of Spanish….In little over a decade, the number of dual-language programs in the county has skyrocketed from nine in 2000 to 48 today — with 18 of them opening since 2009. This is one of the few areas in public education that is experiencing unprecedented growth amid California’s relentless fiscal crisis, which has forced sweeping cuts in schools throughout the county and state.”(more)