by vbertelli | Apr 19, 2018 | Demand, News
By Perry Stein, The Washington Post on April 17, 2018 Read more here. “Elsie Whitlow Stokes school, a Northeast Washington preschool and elementary charter that teaches classes in two languages, has the longest waiting list of any D.C. charter school, with 1,827...
by vbertelli | Feb 10, 2018 | Achievement, Advocacy, Demand, Diversity, For Families, Jobs, News
Below is DC Immersion’s Executive Director Vanessa Bertelli’s Letter to the Editor which was published on The Atlantic on February 3rd, 2018. Read more here. A reader argues that a more desirable workforce—and a more equitable society—hangs in the balance....
by vbertelli | Sep 5, 2017 | Achievement, Demand, Diversity, Jobs, Policy
In response to a recent article suggesting that the rising popularity of dual language programs could leave Latinos behind, we feel data, research and a broader perspective are needed. This complex topic cannot be reduced to Latinos versus rest of DC residents, nor...
by vbertelli | May 6, 2017 | Demand, Jobs, News, Policy
By Perry Stein, The Washington Post, May 5, 2017 The Washington Post reported on our policy discussion “A Vision for DC”. “The panel discussion featured D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson, school leaders from Delaware and New York, an...
by vbertelli | Apr 2, 2016 | Demand, News
In increasingly global economy, more parents seek leg up for their children through early immersion programs By Janet Adamy, The Wall Street Journal, April 1, 2016 Penelope Spain is desperate to make her 3-year-old son fluent in a second language. Last year, the...
