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Parents contend that closing 360 High School will violate the rights of Spanish-speaking students.

We must challenge ourselves to examine our biases and assumptions about language and culture.

SALEM — The Bentley Academy Innovation School got another boost for its expanding dual language program last month thanks to a state grant targeted to English learners.

(Pictured: Educator Amy Trombley, with students Sustada Ma, El-Shammah Nsadha, and Ammala Ma) At the beginning of the 23/24 school year, Limestone Community School was facing a need for an ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) educator to meet the federal requirements of newly enrolled students. As the language use survey indicated a need … Continue reading Growing Within: A Rural District’s Response to the Need for a Multilingual Learner Educator

Newark district schools are facing a “staggering” surge of new students, largely Spanish speakers — even as the New Jersey district faces a shortage of multilingual and special needs teachers. The Newark Board of Education reported late last month there was a 78% increase in multilingual students for the 2023-24 academic year compared to the […]

The Gwinnett County Board of Education Thursday approved the appointment of several district roles during a regularly scheduled business meeting.

PAWTUCKET – Nathanael Greene Elementary School K-5 teacher Lisa Garcia was recently honored by the Rhode Island Department of Education as the Multilingual Learner (MLL) Teacher of the Year.

Approximately 1,700 students are enrolled in the bilingual program at WSD, with Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, and Punjabi being the top five languages spoken in the district.

EAST PROVIDENCE — Riverside Middle Schools Kristyn-Anne Pinheiro was chosen not only as her buildings instructor of the year but as the 2023 East Providence School District Teacher of the …

On Thursday, GoLocalProv broke the story that a Providence public school teacher had been arrested for child molestation.