Philippines ditches bilingual policy for pupils
Mother tongues will replace the national language and English in the first three grades of state elementary schools in the Philippines, as part of a new government policy aimed at boosting early learn ..... Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:06:36 -0800

Bilingual classes try to push Latinos toward college
Four high schools in Southern California are offering math and science courses using online curriculum from Mexico to get more Latino students to meet requirements to go to college. On the first day of the semester, Sylmar High math teacher Cesar Fuentes wasted no time: " Ven, tomen una computadora ," he said. "Go grab a laptop." Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:03:56 -0800

HISD vows to improve bilingual education
The move comes after it was revealed an alarming number of students with limited English skills do not graduate with their class Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:50:37 -0800

HISD's Grier pledges to improve bilingual education
HISD's Grier pledges to improve bilingual education Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 11:29 p.m., Wednesday, February 1, 2012 Only 30 percent of the district's students with limited English skills graduate high school with their class - a rate that places HISD at the bottom ... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:22:49 -0800

RedChip Research Issues Research Update on China Bilingual
ORLANDO, Fla. -- RedChip Research(TM), a division of RedChip Companies, Inc., today announced it has issued a research update on China Bilingual Technology & Education Group, Inc. , an education company ... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:09:22 -0800

Truth Squad: Did Gingrich refer to Spanish as 'ghetto' language?
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich accused former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney of taking out of context comments he made about bilingual education. The speaker's comments are referenced in a Spanish-language political ad. During Thursday night's CNN Republican candidates debate, moderator Wolf Blitzer asked Romney about it, "You've had an ad running saying that Speaker Gingrich called Spanish ... Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:10:30 -0800

UTA Program Prepares Teachers For Bilingual Education
The “help wanted” sign is out for educators who want to teach children that have limited English skills. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:10:21 -0800

California's New Bilingual College Speaks the Language of America's Future
One in five students in America is Latino, but when it comes to graduating from college, only 13 percent are earning a bachelor's degree. Now a $100 million investment fund, "University Ventures," which is backed by German media giant Bertlesmann and two Texas university systems, plans to address the higher education needs of English language learners by starting a bilingual college in ... Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:53:34 -0800

China Bilingual Announces Financial Results for the First Quarter of Fiscal 2012
TAIYUAN, China , Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Bilingual Technology & Education Group Inc. (OTCBB: CBLY.OB - News) ("China Bilingual" or the "Company"), an education company ... Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:30:00 -0800

RIA Novosti to support the European bilingual education project VIA LIGHT
The Russian media holding RIA Novosti was the first participant to be invited to join the European educational project VIA LIGHT, a continuation of the 2010 innovative project LIGHT, which sought to create a basic model of bilingual pre-school and school education in Europe for children of immigrants, including those from Russia and other CIS countries. Sun, 15 Jan 2012 06:01:08 -0800