Marco Polo Academy scrapped – but what does this mean for school places in Barnet? The project for the new bilingual Chinese and Englishs school was heavily supported – but the DfE said it was not ‘inclusive enough’ The project for the new bilingual Chinese and Englishs school was heavily supported – but the DfE…

HISD okays Arabic immersion schools By Ericka Mellon November 13, 2014 | Updated: November 13, 2014 9:33pm (Houston’s also got an amazing Mandarin immersion school, more here.) The Houston school board granted approval Thursday for the district to open one of the nation’s first public Arabic immersion elementary schools. The new school reflects Superintendent Terry Grier’s push to…

Menlo Park School Board rejects bid to create a Mandarin immersion charter school By Rhea Mahbubani Daily News Staff Writer POSTED:   11/14/2014 05:58:58 AM PST1 COMMENT UPDATED:   11/14/2014 05:59:36 AM PST The Menlo Park City School Board this week unanimously rejected a petition to establish a charter school where the core curriculum would…

Tonight: Board set to vote on Mandarin charter school by Barbara Wood / Almanac It has been almost two months since a petition to start a Mandarin immersion charter school in the Menlo Park City School District was presented. On Wednesday, Nov. 12, the school board will make a decision on whether to authorize the school.…

While I can’t vouch for the other issues in the report, saying that it would be too Asian because New York’s immersion programs are too Asian is simply wrong. Most Mandarin immersion programs are predominantly white, not Asian. The issue is more getting Hispanic and African-American students to sign up. New York City’s MI programs are mostly newly-converted from what…

Redwood City district approves Mandarin immersion program Open house for interested parents Tuesday by Barbara Wood / Almanac As the Menlo Park City School District struggles with a Mandarin immersion charter school proposal by district parents, the Redwood City School District has approved its own Mandarin immersion program, set to start next fall. Redwood City district…

Feds award $375,000 grant to proposed Mandarin immersion charter in Menlo Park By Rhea Mahbubani Daily News Staff Writer POSTED:   11/07/2014 08:20:10 PM PST0 COMMENTS UPDATED:   11/08/2014 12:57:07 AM PST The proposed Menlo Mandarin Immersion Charter School has been awarded a $375,000 federal grant for startup costs. But for the money to be…