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When educating bilingual students, the largest school district in the Coastal Bend, Corpus Christi ISD, currently relies on a transitional model that aims to move students into mainstream English ...

In the first randomized-assignment study in which English-language learners were followed for as long as five years, researchers have found that Spanish-speaking children learn to read English equally ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — "All my lessons that I prepare for my students are in English and Spanish" said T.G. Allen Elementary School Bilingual teacher Imelda Buitron. That's thanks to the Transitional ...

California is working to offer transitional kindergarten to all 4-year-olds by the 2025–26 school year. It’s poised to be the largest free preschool program in the country. At the same time, ...

Growing up in a predominantly Spanish-speaking household, Giselle Naranjo wanted to stay connected to her roots and to family members who spoke only her native tongue, while fitting in at school and ...

When Crissa Almughrabi started learning Spanish at age 12, it was just a hobby. She never thought it would become her calling years later. "I absolutely love the language," says Almughrabi, 57, of St.