Low-income children missing out on language learning both at home and at school

Science Daily - Staff Writer "Children from poor neighborhoods are [...]

April 15th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Arts, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Poverty, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Learning a second language isn’t just good for your brain—it’s good for democracy, too

Quartz - Ed Cooke "Though we speak our own language [...]

April 14th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Cultural Tolerance, Culture, Current Events, Democracy, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Focus more, earn more, remember more: Research reveals perks of second-language learning

The Global News - Laurel Gregory "The benefits of being [...]

April 13th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, economic, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Demand surges for Mandarin lessons

China Daily - May Zhou "As more than 1,000 Chinese [...]

April 9th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, China, Chinese, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Arts, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, Mandarin, News, Teacher, Teaching, Texas, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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When it comes to kids learning Mandarin, fun works best

China Daily USA - Chang Jun "There are several factors [...]

April 7th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, China, Chinese, Chinese students, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, Mandarin, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Foreign Language? Sí o no?

The Signpost - Samantha Bunderson "Technology, globalization and less-restricted borders [...]

April 4th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, language and academic achievement, Language Arts, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Commentary: US education needs more languages

The Ithacan - Ashley Ahl "When I originally chose to [...]

March 30th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Career, Career & Technical Training, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, News, Spanish, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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A Surprising Explanation For Why Some Immigrants Excel In Science

NPR - Anya Kamenetz "Seventeen-year-old Indrani Das just won the [...]

March 30th, 2017|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Childhood Education, Children, Cognitive Development, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Arts, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, News, School, Science, Science & Technology, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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The most useful language for English speakers to learn, according to an economist

Quartz - Emily Oster "First, let me say I don’t [...]

March 28th, 2017|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Career, Career & Technical Training, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Chinese, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Languages, Learning, Mandarin, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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What languages should children be learning to get ahead?

The Conversation - Warren Midgley "There are 7,099 known languages [...]

March 24th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Australia, Career, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Chinese, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, Mandarin, News, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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