This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. If you look at English learners’ ...

English-language learners assigned to dual-language-immersion classrooms in the Portland, Ore., school district were more likely to be classified as English proficient by 6 th grade when compared to ...

Jenn Wilson was born in the U.S., but she grew up with bilingual parents. She talked in Spanish with her mom and in English with her dad. She attended a dual-language immersion program in New York ...

The number of English learners is shrinking at many dual-language immersion schools while the number of English-dominant and white students is increasing, according to a new analysis released by The ...

Like a growing number of school systems across the country, San Francisco Unified School District is tasked with educating increasing rolls of students for whom English is not their first language. In ...

Parents, families and students are raising concern over Springfield Public schools’ plans to rework its dual immersion ...

ALHAMBRA, Calif. (KABC) -- An Alhambra elementary school that was closed for two years for a lack of students has come roaring back to life by offering a unique way of teaching. All Souls World ...

Vicky Tran wants her son to be able to speak with his grandparents. The thing is, they speak Vietnamese and the 5-year-old has decided that he’d rather stick with English. Enter the new ...

Editor’s Note: Across the country, demand for immersion programs is growing and states and districts are trying to keep up. Plutus Yang, Assistant Director at Hudson Way Immersion School, shares some ...

At the Thomas Edison Language Institute in Sacramento, kindergarteners and pre-kindergartners sang a lighthearted song in Spanish last week featuring words that begin with the letter “n.” At Susan B.