by vbertelli | Aug 12, 2020 | Advocacy, Diversity, Research, System Support
By: Catherine Pulupa and Rebecca Rubin Damari from the University of Maryland’s National Foreign Language Center To view full report click here Widespread outrage in response to the recent killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and too many...
by vbertelli | Dec 31, 2019 | For Families, Research, System Support
We compiled this list of language summer camps for young linguists: F is for French, M for Mandarin, S for Spanish, I for Italian, G for German, A is for Arabic and J is for Japanese. Each camp features a significant element of foreign language and/or culture, and is...
by vbertelli | Oct 10, 2018 | For Educators, Research
PRESS RELEASE – Washington DC October 10, 2018 Partnership Between Qatar Foundation International and DC Language Immersion Project on Best Practices to Expand Multilingual Education Teacher Pipelines To tackle one of the biggest hurdles to the expansion of...
by vbertelli | Dec 4, 2017 | For Educators, Policy, Research
Languages equal privilege. Languages are taught in private schools much more than in public schools. Wealthy Americans send their kids to Mandarin dual language schools in droves. Wealthier kids have Spanish speaking nannies, private language tutors, will go travel...
by vbertelli | Dec 4, 2017 | Research
Over the last three years, DC Immersion has been working to gather data to study the impact of DC’s dual language programs on achievement. Preliminary data obtained from the DC Office of the State Superintendent on Education (OSSE) shows students in dual...
