Education Nov 08 Bilingual education can be an asset for white students but a deficit for immigrants By Tara García Mathewson, The Hechinger Report
Education Nov 01 Watch 7:15 California ballot revives debate on expanding bilingual education On Nov. 8, California voters will vote on a proposition that would make it easier for school districts to expand bilingual education. Critics say English-only instruction is crucial to assimilation, while supporters argue that it would be an opportunity to… By PBS News Hour
Education May 27 Why getting a student’s name right matters NewsHour Weekend anchor Hari Sreenivasan hosts a special Google Hangout on what it really means when we mispronounce students' names. By Kenya Downs
Education May 20 #ActuallyMyNameIs: Why it matters when we butcher students’ names Does having a unique name affect you? Did a teacher ever butcher or make fun of it? Share your experiences using #ActuallyMyNameIs as part of NewHour's Google Hangout. By Kenya Downs
Education Apr 19 Can Latin help younger students build vocabulary? Scholars theorize that learning Latin and Greek prefixes, suffixes and bases helps build vocabulary more quickly than learning definitions of individual words. By Liana Heitin, Education Week
Apr 18 Battle of bilingual education once again brewing in California By Lillian Mongeau, The Hechinger Report California poised to make major shift towards bilingual education, pending the results of fall election, but lacks enough qualified teachers. Continue reading