Education + Language Issues Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 11, 2009
Playful Trolls Introduce Children to Spanish and English in New Educational Computer Adventure
November 10, 2009
Mastering English is the key to achievement for Hispanic children – (I am not agreeing or disagreeing but interesting)
November 6, 2009
“English as a Second Language” in Alabama schools
October 29, 2009
STUDY FINDS ACADEMIC BENEFITS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS WHO TRANSITION INTO MAINSTREAM CLASSROOMS – Nearly 30% of Los Angeles Unified School District students aren’t reclassified by the 8th grade, according to the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute
October 27, 2009
Guatemalans, Hondurans More Likely to Have Limited-English Proficiency
October 7, 2009
The N.C. Society of Hispanic Professionals will host a conference Friday at Meredith College for professionals who work with Hispanic students. The Hispanic Achievement Conference will focus on helping students in English as a Second Language classes excel in school.
September 30, 2009
Language as a bridge and an identity – At the Grupo Educa weekend language school, children from families with roots in Latin America and Spain are taught to keep the language of their forebears alive and well.
September 28, 2009
White House Aide Stresses Importance of Latinos’ Learning English – Juan Sepulveda in Puerto Rico
Jessica Alba Teaches Daughter to Speak Spanish
August 27, 2009
Foreigners flock to learn English in new center – Victorville, CA
August 22, 2009
Only 20% of nation’s teacher training institutions address ELL needs because, they say, there is no requirement to do so. There are over 5 million English Language Learners in our public schools, a group that has grown by 60% in the past few years.
August 18, 2009
Language services to improve for Indiana’s Latino children with Indiana University speech therapy grant
August 16, 2009
Spanish is part of a student’s voice – How can schools help children develop unique voices and avoid stripping them of their culture and self-identity?
June 18, 2009
College Board Report Sheds Light on Why Writing Matters – Especially for Immigrant Students and Second-Language Learners
March 24, 2009
Immigrants fearful English classes could be cut – New York
March 18, 2009
Casi el 20 por ciento de todos los estudiantes inscritos en escuelas de El Paso se encuentra en proceso de aprender inglés, de acuerdo a los informes del Departamento de Educación de EU.
March 16, 2009
The Future of Illinois: Our English Language Learners
March 15, 2009
Lowering bar on Florida’s teachers’ ESOL is a bad idea – A quarter-million Florida kids are learning English for the first time. In South Florida, it’s about one in seven children. Under state rules, they’re expected to master the language in two years and pass the FCAT.
January 21, 2009
Comunidades rechazan propuesta educativa – La consideran discrimina contra niños inmigrantes al reducir entrenamiento de los maestros de inglés
Rosetta Stone giving Hispanic students boost – Alabama
December 28, 2008
ESOL advocates fighting loss of teacher training – Florida
December 23, 2008
Recap of English-Learning News in 2008 – My reporting has been heavy on serious news and light on innovations for teaching ELLs in the last year. In 2009, I hope that innovations will abound and that I’ll be able to draw your attention to them.
December 16, 2008
Outback and Papa John’s Offer Employees Online Spanish Lessons
December 8, 2008
Polémica se ha vuelto la iniciativa encabezada por el senador republicano de Jacksonville, Stephen Wise, que pretende reducir drásticamente el número de horas de entrenamiento para los profesores que imparten la enseñanza del inglés como segundo idioma (ESOL).
December 5, 2008
Oregon Suspends Use of Aprenda–a Spanish-Language Test
December 2, 2008
A battle over language: How to prepare, or not, for bilingual students? – Should a reading teacher who works with students learning English as a second language have special training?
October 26, 2008
Did You Know? Miami-Dade has 50,859 ESOL students (15% of the district’s student body) and in Broward has 24,631 ESOL students (almost 10% of all students) – Florida
Florida can’t afford to cut ESOL training – The Florida Department of Education will hold a public meeting in Tallahassee on Monday, Oct. 27, from 1 to 4 PM on ESOL and Reading professional development requirements.
October 17, 2008
The Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce launched a free English-as-a-second-language program online this week.
September 10, 2008
High school has new prescription for teaching Spanish – Washington Union students prepare for language needs in the medical field. – Fresno area
September 9, 2008
School district offers Spanish immersion up to 7th grade – Bedford Heights Elementary – Dallas area
September 5, 2008
L.A. Unified elementary school experiments with dual-language program
Some Tropical Storm Fay victims are using their time at the Estero Community Center to learn. Most of the hundreds of people forced out of their Bonita Springs homes don’t speak much English, but now they’re trying to change that. – Florida
August 17, 2008
A federal judge ruled Friday that a Wichita Catholic school policy requiring students to speak only English didn’t break any civil rights laws.
August 14, 2008
English-Only Trial: Day Two – Three families are suing Saint Anne Catholic School in Wichita for discrimination because of its “English-only” rule.
August 10, 2008
Measure Limiting English Learning to Cost Oregonians a Quarter of a Billion Dollars
August 5, 2008
School administrators brush up on their Spanish – Superintendent Phyllis Wilson said. “Nearly 50 percent of our student population is Hispanic. We have many parents who do not read or speak English.” – Joliet, Illinois
July 30, 2008
LingusTV is Born, a New Way of Learning Spanish – In the words of its founder, Sergio Gazeau, “Our challenge is to teach Spanish by making people laugh.”
Watch video – Cartoon series designed to promote bilingualism becoming popular – The Wumblers
July 29, 2008
Texas will probably appeal a court ruling mandating a new language program for an estimated 140,000 junior high and high school students who don’t have command of the English language, state officials said Monday.
July 27, 2008
JUDGE ORDERS TEXAS TO REVAMP ITS BILINGUAL PROGRAMS – with additional documentation
July 26, 2008
A federal judge on Friday gave the state of Texas until the end of January to come up with a plan to improve education programs for secondary school students with limited proficiency in English, criticizing the state education agency for “failing to ensure equal education opportunities in all schools.”
July 24, 2008
Juntos Podemos helps with English literacy – Oregon
July 21, 2008
Oppenheimer: It’s time for Americans to master a second language
July 16, 2008
CAUSA: Oregon’s Anti-ESL Measure Debated
July 15, 2008
Program at Gainesville State offers English language learners high school credit – Georgia
July 13, 2008
Thousands Of Students In Texas Classified “Limited English Learners”
July 9, 2008
It’s School Time for the Wumblers and Spanish-English Fluency Is on the Agenda! – It’s School Time for the Wumblers and Spanish-English Fluency Is on the Agenda!The National Center for Youth Issues brings the Wumblers to elementary schools across the nation in both English and Spanish
June 30, 2008
Immigration oasis – English language classrooms
June 18, 2008
CAUSA: Anti-ESL Instruction Measure Qualifies for November Ballot in Oregon – would prohibit teaching a public school student in a language other than English for more than two years
June 12, 2008
Technology joins with tradition in teaching English – New method uses Internet, adult education – Ventura County, California
Reaching out to special-needs children – Non-English-speaking families may not always know where to get help – California
Primeros Pasos-First Steps hold first graduation ceremony in Georgetown – Delaware
June 10, 2008
College of Lake County expands program for Hispanic kids – Illinois
June 9, 2008
UCR Graduate Student Receives L.A. County Bilingual Directors Award – Gregory O’Brien, principal at Sparks Elementary School, will be honored at the 32nd Annual Recognition Banquet on Saturday, June 7.
June 2, 2008
Bilingual bee: Spelling is so fun they do it twice – asked to spell words in Spanish, including the accent marks. They then had to translate the word and spell it in English. – Houston
For English Language Learners Everything Is an Uphill Battle
May 28, 2008
More South Florida parents choosing bilingual education for their children
May 21, 2008
Migrant Parents: Reasons For School Shutdown Were Not Translated – Volusia County, Central Florida
May 20, 2008
Families sue St. Anne over ‘English only’ – English must be spoken at all times during school day – Wichita, Kansas
May 12, 2008
Bilingual trailblazers head to high school – Edwards Elementary School’s first dual-language class prepares for high school – Colorado
May 5, 2008
Schools help students with language barriers – Butler County, Ohio
April 29, 2008
Pledge Of Allegiance Spanish Recitation Uproars Wisconsin
April 22, 2008
English language learners make great strides – Greeley, Colorado
April 15, 2008
Governor lets funding for English learning take effect – Arizona
April 7, 2008
Research looks at costs, resources for educating immigrants in Carolinas
March 31, 2008
High School Financial Education Now Available in Spanish
March 20, 2008
Mexican official to give St. Lucie Spanish-language textbooks
March 17, 2008
District 302 tests Spanish voice-mail systems – School district in Chicago area
March 11, 2008
Mexican Embassy Teams Up with UNAM, Fundacion Azteca America and Grupo Salinas to Offer ESL Classrooms in the U.S.
March 10, 2008
Cervantes institute premieres on TV – The academic institution, dedicated to promoting Spanish language and culture around the world, has just launched an internet TV channel
March 6, 2008
Utah Resident Helping Others to Learn Spanish
March 5, 2008
Campaign for High School Equity to Congress: English Language Learners are Being Left Behind
Language project helps Spanish-speakers adapt, excel – Pontiac, Michigan
February 28, 2008
Free speech prevails – A compromise in Esmeralda County ends an unconstitutional English-only policy – Nevada
February 25, 2008
Civil Rights Groups to Congress: English Language Learners Being Left Behind
New Book Blames Latino Culture for High Drop-Out Rate
Speak only English on the school bus? – Nevada
February 21, 2008
For tots, Spanish as a second language – In ‘a smaller world,’ parents want their children to be bilingual – Massachusetts
February 14, 2008
A Chicago parents group says forcing students who are still learning English to take the same state achievement test as native English-speakers is unfair.
February 7, 2008
Auburn Hills parents hit the books en Español – Michigan
February 6, 2008
Mandatory Spanish classes anger Grapevine family – Texas
February 5, 2008
Tots easily learn Spanish while they pick up English
January 28, 2008
Moline explains school plan in Spanish – Illinois
January 11, 2008
Mexican education comes to U.S. – Adult immigrants can complete their basic education in Spanish at one of 13 centers across L.A. County.
Free English Classes Help Growing Hispanic Population Adapt – Idaho
January 10, 2008
Soaking up Spanish: Language immersion program at Bijou Community School gears up for its second year – Carson City, Nevada
December 5, 2007
DFW International putting out new Guia Para Educacion de Nuestros Hijos
December 4, 2007
College, grade school students collaborate in Spanish instruction – Sioux City
November 28, 2007
Learning the Language: Presidential Candidates’ Views on Bilingual Education
What’s the Spanish for ‘That was the wrong ad’? – Fort Worth
Hispanic unity offers ‘determined mother’ ticket to better life – Hollywood, Florida
November 26, 2007
Businesses encourage employees to learn Spanish
November 25, 2007
Program provides help for Spanish-speaking parents – Connecticut
November 19, 2007
Mexican TV network (Azteca) adding English classes to its lineup
November 12, 2007
English lessons offered to Spanish-speaking staff – University of Colorado
October 30, 2007
Grupo Salinas and Fundacion Azteca America Sign Landmark English-as-a-Second- Language Agreement With the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) to Benefit US Latinos
October 28, 2007
Hispanic Students Benefit Most From Prekindergarten Programs, Speaker Says
October 17, 2007
KanTalk makes it easy and fun to practice spoken English – (this looks pretty cool)
Parents say school misread son’s ethnicity – A lawsuit claims Hillsboro educators placed the English-speaking boy in ESL solely because he is Latino – Oregon
October 14, 2007
Educators say needs of non-native speakers not being met – New York
Hispanic University In San Jose Aids English Learners – California
October 11, 2007
Language often barrier in parent-teacher talks – Clarke County, Georgia – (need more than 100 volunteer translators this year to ensure all the county’s 2,300 Hispanic students can make the schedule)
October 10, 2007
Day laborers gather at traffic island to learn English – Stamford, Connecticut
Hispanic moms join kids at school – Gwinnett, Georgia
October 1, 2007
¿Habla Español? Reno teaches Spanish to city employees
September 23, 2007
QUOTE: “There’s this notion that if you come from a Spanish background, you don’t need Spanish as a foreign language at school,” said Martinez. “Many Hispanic kids aren’t learning Spanish diction, language, grammar and verb conjugation.”
Hispanic parents are frustrated because children won’t learn Spanish – South Florida
September 20, 2007
National Coalition of Latino Clergy and Christian Leaders Endorses Sed de Saber(TM) English Language Learning Initiative
September 19, 2007
Hablas Ingles? – County schools are adding tutors for growing number of students in English as a second language program – Alabama
September 16, 2007
QUOTE: “Spanish, socially and politically, hasn’t had the respect as a language it deserves,” said Berta Ortega Plate, the Escuela Bilingüe’s pre-primary director. “It’s (because of) the political climate in the United States that people don’t really understand the gains. They take the perspective that Spanish-speaking immigrants aren’t going to contribute.”
September 15, 2007
Forget Spanglish ”” español, please – Rio Grande Valley, Texas
August 28, 2007
Bienvenidos al Mundo Maravilloso de Español (Hey Kids, That Means Welcome to the Wonderful World of Spanish)
August 21, 2007
High demand smashes into low supply for ESL classes
Did You Know? In California, public adult schools are responsible for 75 percent of adult ESL classes, which also are provided on a smaller scale through libraries, community colleges and nonprofit organizations.
August 16, 2007
Habla Español are words employers cannot ignore – Colleges, businesses add more classes to teach Spanish
Spanglish Offers Stepping-Stone to English, Professor Says
August 10, 2007
English Speakers Desired: America’s ESL Challenge
August 2, 2007
Immigrants to Georgia are among those needing lessons the most in nation, report says.
August 1, 2007
English Instruction Touted for Immigrants
July 26, 2007
Academy is timely, necessary – Professional Development Academy at Anderson University – Indiana
July 16, 2007
Dual Immersion Academy aims to make students flourish in Spanish, English – Salt Lake City
July 10, 2007
Affinity Spanish to Provide Spanish Translation for National Endowment for Financial Education
June 28, 2007
Free Program Helps Hispanic Children Tackle English – Biloxi, Mississippi
June 4, 2007
Why Marketers Are Teaming With an Online English Class
May 23, 2007
Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking standardized testing in Spanish – San Francisco
May 15, 2007
Churches fill need for English classes – Iowa
April 9, 2007
Santa Ana chamber pushing residents to learn English – California
April 2, 2007
English180 Offers Language Lessons Online, Integrates Brands in Content
Spanish speakers quickly fill up English classes – Colorado and beyond
March 29, 2007
Families saying sà to Español – California
Class helps Spanish speakers hone English skills – Escondido, California
March 8, 2007
Immigrant families place high value on learning English – Maryland
March 7, 2007
Lawrence home to growing market for English classes – Kansas
