Sentences with phrase «from dual language programs»

«Although most of the students are bilingual, it is not a good Spanish, it is more colloquial and they could benefit from a dual language program,» Ramos said.

At least once a year, the school offers an in - depth workshop about Dual Language to answer the question: What can I expect from a dual language program and what must Dual Language expect from me (the student and his / her family)?

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Our dual - language program of both Mandarin and Spanish from first through fourth grades, followed by intensive study of Spanish from fifth through eighth grades, provides both an intellectual boost as well as a window into the cultural practices of the wider world — in Nashville and beyond.

The lawmakers noted in their letter to then - Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña that dual language programs included everything from Chinese and French to Haitian Creole and Russian but no South Asian languages.

In the Lower East Side's P.S. 20, which includes a Mandarin dual - language program, it's been so hard to find qualified teachers that its fifth - grade Mandarin teacher and fourth - grade English teacher had to flip flop between classrooms from one day to the next for months, parents said.

The school saw an exodus of native Chinese speakers from the program that resulted in a loss of $ 200,000 in funding for the dual language program, parents said they were told.

From Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs to dual - language immersion to Career Academies, public schools are increasingly looking to expand the choices they provide students that appeal to their different interests.

A few schools have veered from both approaches and adopted dual - language programs, in which half the students are native English speakers and half are native Spanish speakers.

«Charter schools offer teachers the option to choose from single gender schools, project based curricula, environmental themed programs, and dual language instruction.

Our high - performing schools have wonderful stories to tell, from innovative curriculums like Expeditionary Learning and blended learning techniques, to dual language immersion programs and schools serving unique populations like refugee children or children on the autism spectrum.

Demand for LA Unified's dual language programs is so high that the district plans to expand from 16 schools offering the programs to as many as 35 schools next year.

Sustaining our democratic values and improving our education system call for a host of more coordinated and widespread education, economic, and housing policies — including policies to raise curricular standards, tackle insufficient funding for schools with a large share of low - income students, promote access to education resources from early childhood to college, improve dual language programs, provide economic support for families, and create more integrated schools and neighborhoods.

For Sanders, more dual - language programs at schools like Houston are good news for kids like her 3 - year - old daughter Layla, who is already singing Spanish songs from Kendrick's classroom at home.

At a time when other types of bilingual education are on the decline and the B - word — bilingual — has been scrubbed from the U.S. Department of Education lexicon, dual language programs are showing promise in their mission to promote biliteracy and positive cross-cultural attitudes in our increasingly multilingual world.

Dual Language is a bilingual instruction model designed to help students from diverse linguistic backgrounds become academically proficient in two languages; we are only one of six Dual Language programs (Spanish and English) in the state of Connecticut.

This bill is sponsored by CABE and Californians Together in response to feedback from educators that additional resources are required for our school districts to expand or establish new dual language immersion or development bilingual programs as called for in Proposition 58 of November 2016 and overwhelmingly supported by voters!

Elementary school options range from dual - language academies to a robust after - school chess program.

Wild Noise: Artwork from The Bronx Museum of the Arts and El Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes represents the most extensive visual arts exchange between the two countries in more than 50 years, and will include major exhibitions at MNBA and the Bronx Museum; an artist exchange with U.S. artist Mary Mattingly and Cuban artist Humberto Diaz; a teen exchange program; a series of educational and public programs; and the publication of a dual - language publication that will extend the impact of Wild Noise beyond the audiences that participate directly in the initiative.