[Parents camped out in Venice to get in this school last week.] By Elizabeth Weise Frank and Mindy Han live in the city of Calabasas, in the hills west of the San Fernando Valley. They moved there specifically for the public schools, which are uniformly rated as excellent. They wanted a high-quality education for their…

These are the ones I know about. I’ve updated the full Mandarin list here as well. New Mandarin immersion schools 2012-2013 Arizona Language Preparatory Phoenix AZ Private All Souls School Alhambra CA Private Seashore Academy Corona del Mar CA Charter Marian Bergeson Elementary Languna Niguel CA Public Fletcher Elementary School Orange CA Public Aptos Middle…

Mandarin and Spanish are coming up fast as desirable classes for young students “We have some parents who are businesspeople who see the language as a tool for the next generation.” DONNA BOOTH DALTON SCHOOL PRINCIPAL Learning a second language when you’re young isn’t just about getting an edge on your peers. TORONTO FRENCH SCHOOL…

It’s a joke, it’s the Onion. But it’s so so very funny… Experts say the average Chinese third-grader is now, alarmingly, barely able to compete with a U.S. high school senior. CHESTNUT HILL, MA—According to an alarming new report published Wednesday by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, third-graders in China are…

Natrona County School District sets Dual Language Immersion meeting   An informational meeting on the proposed Dual Language Immersion program is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday in the Jefferson Room at the Nartona County School District’s Central Services Facility, 970 N. Glenn Road. Dual Language Immersion allows children to learn a foreign language during their…

By Carmen Cordovez SAN FRANCISCO — As my daughter and I wait for our school’s drum and dance troupe to begin marching at the Lunar New Year parade, I’m amazed I’m here at all. While growing up in Quito I would have never dreamed of marching in this parade. Today I am a native Spanish…

Here’s an interesting opinion piece from the former mayor of San Mateo, Calif. about College Park Elementary, which is home to a Mandarin immersion program with students in Kindergarten through 3rd grade and which will fill to 5th grade in two years, eventually filling the school. OP-ED: Does North Central neighborhood need a school? February…