María Mejía hugs her 7-year-old son Joangel as they spend time in a park after school. Special education students continue to be underrepresented in Boston Public Schools' dual language programs.

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Which students benefit the most from dual-language programs? The answer, one educator says, is nuanced. “It isn’t that some English learners benefit, and native English speakers do not. It also ...

Dual-language programs can create integrated learning environments for both native English speakers and English learners. They also have the potential to decrease school segregation and increase ...

As the Calistoga school district explores the possibility of a dual language immersion program, the teachers’ union took an unusual stance on the issue at a board meeting last week. In a statement ...