Anyone in my house knows there will be fun Christmas presents under the tree, but that also, hiding somewhere in all that wrapping paper, there will be at least one book for each person. Because books matter and can change your life. Plus they’re fun. Talk to me about science fiction sometime and how it…

By David Whisenant Published: Aug. 21, 2022 WBTV CABARRUS COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) – Cabarrus County Schools (CCS) will open their ninth middle school to the public on Monday, Aug. 22nd, with a 2pm dedication ceremony at Roberta Road Middle School. Public tours of the new facility, located at 4850 Roberta Rd, Concord, North Carolina will begin at…

[Note: This is the school featured in the New Yorker article that was published last week.] Yu Ming Charter School was founded in 2011 in Oakland, California and was the first Mandarin immersion charter in the state. The tuition-free public charter school is open to all residents of California and serves students from Kindergarten through…

Why Oakland Parents Are Flocking to a Chinese-Immersion School The success of Yu Ming Charter School shows how our usual ways of thinking about diversity and equity in American schools are becoming outmoded. The New Yorker By Jay Caspian Kang October 18, 2022 It’s a long and fascinating article that will resonate with many Mandarin immersion…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Three decades ago, finding opportunities to learn Cantonese in San Francisco wasn’t hard. But today in the city that’s drawn Cantonese speakers from South China for over 150 years, there’s fear that political and social upheaval are diminishing a language that is a cultural touchstone. The Chinese government’s push for wider…

San Diego News, Sept. 16, 2022 Students in the Mandarin language programs at PBMS had a taste of the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival on Sept. 7 and 8 as they prepared and then feasted upon their own mooncakes. A rich pastry typically filled with sweet beans, egg yolk, or custard, mooncakes are traditionally eaten throughout the…

Sept. 13, 2022 By Jillian Atelsek AP In the spacious basement of her Urbana home, Li Zhou commanded rapt attention from the preschoolers sprawled on the carpet before her. She read to them from a picture book about kindness. The book was written in English, but before turning each page, Zhou would speak to the…