Bilingual Education

May 18, 2023

Proposed state budget could make becoming a teacher easier

The governor's revised budget could put a dent in California's ongoing teacher shortage by removing obstacles to earning a credential and providing more funds to train teachers for hard-to-fill positions.

Diana Lambert And Zaidee Stavely

May 11, 2023

From English learner to National Bilingual Teacher of the Year

Sonia Águila didn't speak English fluently until high school. Now she's the National Bilingual Teacher of the Year.

Zaidee Stavely

February 16, 2023

How a Hmong immersion program revitalizes language and cross-cultural understanding

A Hmong-English dual language immersion program in Fresno Unified helps children learn their grandparents' language and culture.

EdSource staff

February 13, 2023

Hmong is a ‘dying’ language – but it’s being preserved at this Fresno school

Many children of Hmong immigrants do not know their parents' native language well. The community does not have a separate nation in Southeast Asia.

Ashleigh Panoo

May 5, 2022

Looking for bilingual teachers in our own backyards

Some say we need to look beyond colleges and instead find new bilingual teachers among bus drivers, teachers' aides, and attendance clerks.

EdSource staff

June 1, 2021

California bilingual programs ready to grow after slowing during pandemic

Some school districts were forced to pause their expansion plans for new dual language immersion programs due to the pandemic.

Zaidee Stavely And Betty Márquez Rosales

March 10, 2021

Quick Guide: California's road map for students learning English

A guide to California's English Learner Roadmap, which provides guidance on how to be responsive to the needs of English learner students by giving meaningful and accessible instruction, aligning goals across education systems, and more.

Betty Márquez Rosales

September 23, 2019

San Diego State University program latest to take aim at preparing more diverse, bilingual teachers

Three San Diego area community colleges will send 100 students annually to San Diego State’s bilingual credentials program.

Michael Burke

March 19, 2019

New training for California preschool teachers to help bilingual children prepare for kindergarten

The trainings teach preschool teachers how to help children learn English and keep their home languages, so they can be more successful in kindergarten and beyond.

Zaidee Stavely

October 2, 2018

Amidst teacher shortage new funds help districts train more bilingual teachers

New state funds, available through The Bilingual Teacher Professional Development grants, are helping more school districts and county offices of education to increase the number of bilingual teachers in the state.

Ashley Hopkinson

July 19, 2018

California must continue to lead in closing the bilingual skills gap

In addition to English and Spanish, proficiency in other languages is also important

David Bong

May 2, 2018

Educators face new challenges in 'superdiverse' classrooms where multiple languages are spoken

Researchers focused on classrooms where more than five languages are spoken.

Ashley Hopkinson

April 16, 2018

Focusing on the language skills of English Learners key to boosting math scores

An Education Trust–West report highlights successful strategies some California districts implemented to improve English learners' performance in math.

Ashley Hopkinson

December 14, 2017

Grants aim to increase California's supply of bilingual teachers

Four California school districts and four county offices of education will each receive $625,000 to train bilingual teachers for new classes.

Theresa Harrington

September 10, 2017

Bilingual education advocates celebrate first new policy for English language learners in 20 years

The State Board of Education adopted the first new language policy in 20 years — the English Learner Roadmap, an online resource for school districts that will help guide curriculum, instruction and standards for the 1.4 million English learners in the state’s public schools.

Ashley Hopkinson