Author: Elizabeth Weise

Forest Lake charter school offers Chinese immersion Updated: April 30, 2011 – 9:19 PM A Forest Lake charter school will begin offering a Mandarin Chinese immersion program next year. Lakes International Language Academy, also known as LILA, has traditionally offered only full Spanish immersion classes for its 600 students. But its founders kept the school…

Charter school supporters defend proposed facilities Thursday, April 28, 2011 Last updated: Thursday April 28, 2011, 11:34 AM BY ANDREA HUGHES The Item of Millburn and Short Hills of The Item   display story on 1 page Page 1 2 >> Township resident Yanbin Ma is among a group of area residents who have applied to…

Nice infographic here.

Mandarin Chinese-English charter school seeking zoning board variance Wednesday, April 27, 2011 By Carmen Cusido STAFF WRITER SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A proposed Mandarin Chinese-English charter school that has drawn fire for seeking to draw students from the West Windsor-Plainsboro, Princeton and South Brunswick school districts has chosen a location in Middlesex County. Princeton International Academy…

Charter Schools in Suburbia: More Argument Than Agreement So-called boutique charter schools are raising concerns about costs and specialized curriculums in some suburban enclaves By John Mooney, April 25 in Education |2 Comments This report is part of a joint project between NJ Spotlight.com and the Patch.com network of community news sites to provide both…

Learning Chinese is new craze at American schools  By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 5:58 PM on 21st April 2011 Chinese is now the language du jour for parents who want their children to learn a second – and sometimes third – dialect. The sudden rise is likely due to the economic growth of…

I had no idea there were so many videos up about the various immersion programs nationwide. Barrington Illinois program, beginning in 2011: Excelsior Elementary, Minnetonka, Minnesota XinXing Elementary, Hopkins, Minnesota College Park, San Mateo County