Bilingual education encompasses structured approaches to teaching academic content in two languages, aiming to foster proficiency, literacy and intercultural competence. Models range from transitional ...

When educating bilingual students, the largest school district in the Coastal Bend, Corpus Christi ISD, currently relies on a transitional model that aims to move students into mainstream English ...

Growing up in a predominantly Spanish-speaking household, Giselle Naranjo wanted to stay connected to her roots and to family members who spoke only her native tongue, while fitting in at school and ...

After years of a “test-prep” curriculum and failed attempts at educating English Language Learners (ELLs) with a transitional bilingual education model, the El Paso Independent School District (EPISD) ...

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When Natalie Griffin was elevated in 2017 to oversee a Texas school district’s bilingual program, she inherited decades-long problems in hiring certified teachers. The state put extra pressure on the ...

Bilingual education has been very controversial for a long time, as countries have difficulties with finding what is best for students. The publication The Effectiveness of Bilingual School Programs ...

Corpus Christi ISD has announced plans to centralize its bilingual education model as the school district copes with a bilingual teacher shortage. The district's staffing model currently calls for a ...

LEARN ABOUT ALL LANGUAGES. AND TO LONDON IN A FEW CLICKS. IN CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL DAY OF MULTILINGUALISM, STUDENTS AT THE GEORGE JUNIOR GLOBAL STUDIES SCHOOL ZOOMED THIS MORNING WITH STUDENTS ...

School districts in Texas can choose from four bilingual education models. There are two transitional models and two dual-language models. The students selected for these programs are placed in the ...