Author: Elizabeth Weise

AUSTIN KXAN – As teachers say good morning to students Monday – some will be greeted in Chinese. This year, Doss Elementary in Northwest Austin is starting a half day Chinese immersion program for some students. It’s the result of the district setting a goal that includes more foreign language immersion programs for students. Last…

Chinese immersion school’s principal wants campus to be model for state By Flori Meeks | August 20, 2013 | Updated: August 20, 2013 3:08pm Photo By R. Clayton McKee/Freelance 1 of 2 Principal ChaoLin Chang and Assistant Principal Dane Roberts are welcoming students this week for a new school year at Mandarin Chinese Language Immersion Magnet School. As an…

The statement by the district that it “always” planned to merge the immersion into a non immersion language class in 3rd grade seems to be contradicted by the district’s own website: https://nihaoflap-kingimmersion.wikispaces.com/About+Us “The Dr. Martin Luther King (King School), Jr. K-8 School in Cambridge, MA provides a challenging and nurturing learning environment, dedicated to putting…

 Email   Print  More Sharing ServicesShare enlarge image By Heather Clydesdale In evolutionary terms, it’s called a catastrophism: a sudden event forces species to adapt quickly and dramatically. Since their introduction in 2010, the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) have been adopted by 45 U.S. states, reshaping the American educational ecosystem. As schools and districts scramble to adjust, it’s…

Local kindergartners speak a foreign language literally Want daily summaries and Breaking News alerts? By Johnny Jackson (1728) jjackson@henryherald.com Thursday, August 8, 2013  © Copyright 2013 Henry Herald Mei Cantrell, left, and Fei Fei Zhang are teaching Dutchtown Elementary School’s first class of dual language immersion students. (Staff Photo: Johnny Jackson) Kindergartners Shiloh Cox, right, and Audrey…

WESTBOROUGH AND NEWTON Charter school proponents target suburbs By Kathleen Burge  /  GLOBE STAFF /  August 7, 2013 Suburban educators and parents who would like to see more specialized teaching in public schools — for one group, more science and math teaching; for another, Chinese language immersion — are turning to charter schools, often used in the past as…

Tiny Naselle, Washington is getting a Mandarin immersion program. According to the Chinook Observer, about half of the incoming Kindergarten class has opted to sign up for Mandarin. The program is also open to students from out of state, which presumably means those coming from nearby Astoria, Oregon. Having driven the bridge between Washington and…