A former teacher-turned-principal-turned-researcher, José Medina calls on his own childhood trauma in school to spread his ...

Two students read a Chinese book at Broadway Elementary School in Venice, Los Angeles. (Lucy Nicholson / Reuters) Once the mainstay of immigrant children, bilingual instruction has a new band of ...

It’s taken me a while to read and digest a critique by Heather Mac Donald of bilingual education in the Manhattan Institute’s City Journal. Meanwhile, Joanne Jacobs posted a short excerpt from the ...

Editor’s note: This Q&A is one of a series of articles exploring the research University of Delaware students have been pursuing. Though COVID-19 continues to shape some plans, students still can ...

A lot has changed since 1998, when Proposition 227 all but wiped out bilingual instruction in California public schools. The matter is due for reconsideration; a bill that passed the state Senate last ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Simón López, the ...

A bill that would have helped school districts open more dual-language immersion programs fizzled in the California State Assembly this month, crushing the hopes of many advocates of bilingual ...

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan ...

Proposition 227, the 1998 initiative that eliminated most bilingual education in California, was heavily tinged with resentment toward immigrants. But there was also an element of legitimate ...

Growing up the son of Mexican immigrant parents in Los Angeles, Ricardo Lara took pride in being bilingual. But it was also a means of survival. From a young age, the Bell Gardens Democrat, who ...

New legislation has paved the way to allow Massachusetts schools to teach English-language learners in their native language while they learn English. Gov. Charlie Baker signed the legislation that ...