The Charlotte Bilingual Preschool (CltBP), situated in the 17th largest urban area of the US, has found itself at the intersection of its community's agendas to provide high quality preschool services to Spanish-speaking families, improve opportunities for upward mobility, and foster literacy gains for children from birth through third grade. This…

New Mexico is one of 48 states that offer a biliteracy seal to high school graduates to recognize their proficiency in a non -English language. The Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest English Learners Research Partnership collaborated with a large urban district in New Mexico to study the characteristics and college readiness of students who…

This study snapshot highlights key findings from a study that examined who earns biliteracy seals in a large urban district in New Mexico and how they impact college outcomes. New Mexico is one of 48 states that offer a biliteracy seal to high school graduates to recognize their proficiency in a non-English language. The Regional Educational…

The full study to these appendixes examined who earns biliteracy seals in a large urban district in New Mexico and how they impact college outcomes. The study used data from three cohorts of grade 12 students in the district from 2017/18 to 2019/20. The New Mexico Public Education Department and district leaders can use the findings to decide how…

The position of antecedent strategy (Carminati, 2002) claims that speakers of null-subject languages prefer to resolve intrasentential anaphora by linking pro to an antecedent in the specifier of the inflection phrase and the overt pronoun to an antecedent lower in the clause. The present study has two aims: (a) to determine whether adult early…

Using the concept of figured worlds, this article demonstrates how the faculty, staff, and students of Gregorio Luperon High School in New York City figured "success" by prioritizing the students' linguistic and cultural resources. "Success" was constructed specifically through granting Spanish high status, developing positive…

In Hartford, Connecticut, the Ann Street Bilingual Community School provides specialized services to over 300 Spanish-speaking students from preschoolers to parents. Describes the school and its programs. (JF)

In Chicago, a bilingual center serving youngsters whose families have immigrated to the United States seeks to harmonize their native culture with their adopted one.'' (Editor)

This report evaluates the bilingual programs at six public schools in New York City whose basic goal was the development and maintenance of proficiency in two languages, Spanish and English, in a multicultural setting. The evaluation procedure entailed interviews with supervisors, teachers, and parents as well as testing, visits to classes, and…

In Bernal School, lessons are done in English one day, in Spanish the next: all subjects, from mathematics to music to spelling, are taught in the language of the day. Most of the students come from Spanish-speaking backgrounds. However, both English and Spanish flow freely on the playground and in and between classroom sessions. (Author/NQ)

The Director of a Multicultural Education Center explores some of the problems and potentials of bilingual-multicultural classrooms from kindergarten through fifth grade. (CS)