Bilingual education has been an educational option in many countries for over 50 years but
it remains controversial, especially in terms of its appropriateness for all children. The …

Background Low levels of numeracy and literacy skills are associated with a range of
negative outcomes later in life, such as reduced earnings and health. Obtaining information …

Utah's dual language education (DL) initiative, officially introduced in 2007 and backed by
unique state-level planning, is touted as a new “mainstreaming” of DL and is sparking …

Using data from seven cohorts of language immersion lottery applicants in a large, urban
school district, we estimate the causal effects of immersion programs on students' test scores …

This report presents an analysis of relevant research and extant data related to dual
language education policies and practices. Dual language education programs are a type of …

Dual language bilingual education (DLBE) programs are framed to reflect pluralist
discourses (de Jong, E.[2013].“Policy Discourses and US Language in Education Policies.” …

After briefly reviewing the unequal opportunities outside schools that contribute to the
disparities in educational achievement, attainment, and various indicators of adult success …

Candid and illuminating, this text exposes the educational realities of Latinos (US and
foreign-born) in K–12 public schools in the Western United States from the students' own …

Research has demonstrated that students in dual‐language immersion programs perform as
well as, or better than, their peers in core academic content areas by late elementary school …

This article provides an in-depth exploration of the language ecologies of two classrooms
attempting to implement a two-way dual language (TWDL) program and its mediating …