If you find yourself in Jenny Yang’s third-grade classroom at Vang Pao Elementary in southeast Fresno, you’ll hear students recite the Pledge of Allegiance in the mornings in the Hmong language. When ...

Ryan Barber feels like his son hit the jackpot. At the start of his kindergarten year, Barber’s son was selected to participate in Hampton City Schools’ new dual language immersion program at Langley ...

Reality Check is a Fresno Bee series holding those in power to account and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email tips@fresnobee.com. Over the past decade, Fresno Unified’s ...

In June, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne tried to bar students classified as English learners from enrolling in dual language programs. He sent a letter to schools threatening to ...

As the Calistoga school district explores the possibility of a dual language immersion program, the teachers’ union took an unusual stance on the issue at a board meeting last week. In a statement ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin ISD released the final version of its proposed school consolidation plan on Friday, which keeps the ...

How it works The dual language immersion program has added a class each year as the original students progress through the grade levels. It will expand to 10th grade next year as the South students ...

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Virginia Beach's dual language immersion program is safe for now, but leaders will consolidate it to just one school.

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Maryland (WJZ) — Anne Arundel County Public Schools is expanding a program that’s helping students learn to read in two languages. The district says it’s seeing strong early ...