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Denver To Begin Bilingual Education Program For Immigrants
November 17, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Leaders of the Denver Public Schools and the Congress of Hispanic Educators unanimously approved Friday an agreement on modifying a nearly 30-year-old plan for teaching English to immigrant students. continue reading »
A Bilingual Advantage? Study Finds Benefit in Making Financial Decisions in a Foriegn Language
May 1, 2012 | by Psychological Science | Latino Daily News
With support from the National Science Foundation, a University of Chicago study that found that bilingual people and those thinking in a different language make better economic and financial decisions. continue reading »
More Evidence Bilingualism Aids Thinking Skills
May 1, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Hispanic Health News
Study finds speaking two languages boosts the brain's response to sound. People who speak two languages have enhanced hearing processing, which improves their attention and memory skills, a new, small study says. continue reading »
Jose Luis Orozco Ramos Using Songs to Educate and Enhance Latino Pride (VIDEO)
April 3, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Jose Luis Orozco Ramos is a musician who is promoting bilingual education in the United States through popular songs and more than 1,000 school districts are using his method to help immigrant students. "More than ever it involves using the traditions that come from centuries of songs, games, lullabies, tongue-twisters, rhymes," Orozco told Efe. continue reading »
STUDY: Bilingual Immigrants are Healthier
March 16, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Bilingual immigrants are healthier than immigrants who speak only one language, according to new research from sociologists at Rice University. continue reading »
As Latino and Other Immigrant Populations Grow, Bilingual Education is Needed to Keep Kids on Track
February 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | State News
In CPS, 12 percent of English-language learners are in the middle grades, and many are at risk of failing in high school. Why? Middle-grades bilingual students present two challenges to schools: teaching adequate English as well as incr continue reading »
STUDY: Bilingual Toddlers Have Edge Over Other Toddlers Who Only Speak One Language
January 20, 2011 | by Science Direct | Latino Daily News
Researchers from Canada’s Concordia and York universities have published their study in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology showing that bilingual toddlers have a cognitive edge over their monolingual peers. continue reading »
