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  • Big new report on Mandarin immersion programs just published

    Want to know what’s up with Mandarin immersion programs in the US? Looking for information on how to help your child’s school? Trying to convince your school district to open a new Mandarin immersion program? There’s a new report out for you. Published this month, it titled, “PreK – 12 Mandarin Immersion Programs in the…

  • Private schools with Chinese ties nixed in Florida

    I don’t follow the politics in Florida, nor, really, the for-profit private school market. But this is an interesting story about how it’s all playing out in Florida. For the purposes of this blog, what’s interesting is that the Spring Education Group has 15 Mandarin immersion schools, 14 in northern California and one in southern…

  • What does a university Mandarin flagship program look like?

    There’s one in at Western Kentucky University, here’s some info. Some of the flagship programs have been discontinued, but this one is going strong. Something to think about as your students start thinking about college. https://www.wku.edu/chineseflagship/ https://www.thelanguageflagship.org/ https://www.thelanguageflagship.org/chinese

  • Newly-updated Mandarin immersion school list for 2026

    We’re up to 396 Mandarin immersion schools in the United States that I’m aware of. The link is here. And if any of you happen to be fluent (or at least conversational) in WordPress, I could really use 15 minutes on the phone to figure out why the links in the left hand sidebar no…

  • California schools that need foreign workers for teacher jobs can’t afford new visa fee

    By Sophie Sullivan and Alina Ta, CalMatters, Dec. 14, 2025  There is a new cost to hiring an international worker to fill a vital but otherwise vacant position in a California classroom: $100,000. In September, the Trump administration began requiring American employers to pay a $100,000 sponsorship fee for new H-1B visas, on top of already required visa application fees that…

  • Will the new $100,000 fee on H-1B visas impact Mandarin immersion?

    The U.S. government has implemented a $100,000 feet for H-1B visas, which are meant for highly skilled workers coming to the United States. The previous fee was around $7,500. Will this impact Mandarin immersion programs? Possibly, but it’s not clear how many teachers come in on these visas. In the past, many districts made use…

  • Two China trips for Mandarin immersion families

    Tim Hurley was part of the beginning cohorts of students in our Mandarin immersion program in San Francisco. For years he ran a really great bicycle camp for kids and of course he’s been to China with families from Starr King Elementary and other schools. So he’s a great guy to organize this. They’ve got…