by Geoff Decker on January 13, 2015 9:12 pm
New York City Education Department to Add or Expand 40 Dual-Language Programs
JAN. 14, 2015
The New York City Education Department plans to expand dual-language programs offered in public schools, using the orchestra of local languages to spread bilingual little symphonies across the five boroughs — and perhaps to attract more middle-class families to poorer schools in the process.
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New York City Schools to Add Dual-Language Programs at 40 Schools
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January 14, 2015
New York City Schools will add dual-language programs at 40 schools next fall, boosting the number of programs in the district by close to 10 percent.
The initiative will include instruction in Mandarin, French, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Japanese, or Spanish, depending on the school site.
Chancellor Fariña to Launch 40 Dual Language Programs in September
1/14/2015
http://schools.nyc.gov/Offices/mediarelations/NewsandSpeeches/2014-2015/Chancellor+Fari%C3%B1a+to+Launch+40+Dual+Language+Programs+in+September.html
New Citywide Initiative expands Dual-Language seats across the five boroughs
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NEW YORK –Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña today announced a new initiative to open 40 Dual Language programs in the 2015-16 school year, as part of the Department of Education’s commitment to student achievement and increasing multilingual programs across the City. Of these programs, 25 are new while 15 schools will expand existing Dual Language programs.
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Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch and Acting Commissioner Elizabeth Berlin on Wednesday delivered — with an aggressive and specific battle plan for improving teaching and learning from Brooklyn to the Bronx to Buffalo.
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The new policy prohibits schools from asking about immigration status of students or their families during the enrollment process.
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