PHOENIX — In less than a week, some Arizona students will be heading back to class. And with the start of the new school year, comes the uncertainty of funding for some public schools. On Thursday, ...

Pasco School District is expanding its dual language program, and for the first time starting this school year will offer it at all 17 of its elementary schools. That means most K-5 students will have ...

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State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal talks to the media about the decision to close schools in response to COVID-19 on March 12. Rachel La Corte AP file photo K-8 students in ...

Teacher Gwendolyne Darony asked her third graders to recite four basic language skills. But instead of English, Darony asked in Spanish. "Escuchar. Hablar. Leer. Escribir," the students responded in ...

PHOENIX — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is suing Arizona’s governor and attorney general over dual language learning. A complaint was filed for a judicial declaration that all ...

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Spanish courses are common in schools, but classrooms in Volusia County are taking things a step further. Students are learning in both English and Spanish throughout the school ...

DELANO, Calif. (KERO) — Closing the opportunity gap is the focus of Senate Bill 952 introduced by Senator Monique Limon. Its goal is to expand high-quality "dual language" learning across the state.

A new way of teaching dual language — putting native English speakers and students whose first language is Spanish in the same preschool class — in Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 may debut ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Corpus Christi schools are aware of the need for dual-language and bilingual-education choices to get children on even footing with their English-speaking peers. Gladys Garcia ...