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Bryan Bordelon to lead the school, which opens in August February 9, 2012 – The Houston Independent School District has selected Bryan Bordelon as the principal of the new Mandarin Chinese Language Immersion Magnet School. Bordelon speaks Mandarin Chinese with advanced proficiency and has a Master of Arts degree in China Studies from the University…

Dist. 220 parents say funding Chinese program would create hardships By Eric Peterson In the minds of many parents in Barrington Unit District 220, it’s an either-or decision that awaits school board members Tuesday when they choose between continuing a fledgling Chinese language immersion program or keeping class sizes in check. While most say they have…

MERIDIAN, Idaho (WTW) — Adam Li holds up a tomato and asks his kindergarten class to identify it. “Fan qie!” a half-dozen students eagerly call out. Li next holds up a potato. The students quickly respond: “Tu dou!” In the classroom next door, Susan Parker stands before her first-grade class using an interactive smart board…

Dual-immersion plans in jeopardy 4:58 PM, Mar. 6, 2012  | 2 Comments Kindergarten students at Hurricane Elementary School participate in an art lesson with the school’s arts and humanities teacher, Roma Hastings on Jan. 31. This year’s kindergarten class at Hurricane Elementary was planned to be the first class to begin a Spanish language dual-immersion program…

Dual-Immersion Funding Threatened by Stephen Dark POSTED // 2012-03-06 – Twenty-three schools in Utah are waiting to see today or tomorrow if their dual-immersion language programs will be lost. Without at least $800,000, schools across Utah face losing courses for elementary students that provide teaching for half a day in English and half a day…

Redistricting inspires Zimmer to seek reelection to school board BY GARY WALKER FOUR MORE YEARS? – Steve Zimmer announced to The Argonaut that he will be seeking reelection to the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Board of Education. (Argonaut photo by Gary Walker) Having faced the possibility of being taken out of the district that…

Subscribe to CARLA Newsletters                  Can’t see the graphics? View this on the web                Conference AnnouncementPlease Post/Distribute Call for Proposals – Deadline extended! Fourth International Immersion Conference Immersion 2012: Bridging Contexts for a Multilingual World October 18-20, 2012 Crowne Plaza St. Paul-Riverfront St. Paul, Minnesota, USA Featured Plenary Speakers Donna Christian, Senior Fellow, Center for Applied Linguistics, USA  Ester…