From: The Australian Broadcasting Corporation Why are non-migrant families sending their children to bilingual schools? Nyssa has never been to China. She hasn’t even stepped foot in Chinatown.  But when the 6-year-old is with friends at school, she speaks Chinese. “It’s like I know how to speak every language in the world,” she said. Nyssa…

I’m seeing lots of Mandarin programs being cut due to budget deficits, not just in Canada. What’s confounding is that Chinese immersion programs are often oversubscribed, so it would seem you might want to keep them. I don’t know that they’re more expensive that other types of programs, teachers aren’t paid more in most districts…

(click on the link below and you can hear the story) Emily Feng March 25, 2025 STEVE INSKEEP: When you travel in China – as our team has been doing – you meet a fair number of people who know English. Millions of Chinese citizens have been educated in the United States. They include the…

BY SHIRA TANZER KTAR News 92.3 FM education solutions reporter PHOENIX — The Mandarin immersion program at Gavilan Peak School in Anthem is being phased out due to low enrollment, a recurring issue in recent years. Deer Valley Unified School District Deputy Superintendent Gayle Galligan said a standard kindergarten class is 24-26 kids, and the minimum…

Denver students embrace new languages in immersive education experience Denver Language School boosts bilingualism by immersing students in Spanish or Mandarin. 9News: Byron Reed April 21, 2025 DENVER — Denver Language School, a K-8 charter school within Denver Public Schools, is providing students with full immersion education in Spanish or Mandarin Chinese, helping create bilingual global…