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Multilingual programs in Washington schools promote bilingualism and biculturalism

By Reneé Diaz November 15, 2024

A woman stands at projector screen. An image of a clock and words in Spanish are projected on the screen.

Guadalupe Zavala teaches her first graders about time in Spanish at Lewis and Clark Elementary School (Credit: Jacob Ford / Wenatchee World) Listen (Runtime 3:52) Read By Reneé Diaz and Jenni […]Read More

Local radio show spotlights bilingual education in conversation with state leader

By Reneé Diaz October 1, 2024

Two men and a woman gather in a sound booth in a radio station.

Juan J. Anaya, left, Alfonso Lopez and Kristin Percy Calaff discuss the benefits of being bilingual at the La Zeta radio station on Wednesday. (Credit: Reneé Diaz / NWPB) Listen […]Read More

Bilingual and bicultural: How Wenatchee’s dual language programs are transforming education

By Reneé Diaz September 3, 2024

Lewis and Clark Elementary School is a dual language school in Wenatchee with over 400 students. (Credit: Jacob Ford / Wenatchee World) Listen (Runtime 1:16) Read By Reneé Diaz and […]Read More

What It Takes To Open Washington Schools During The Pandemic

By NWPB News January 15, 2021

Paraeducators Jerilie Biery, left, and Nadia Ulyanchuk, right, administer required health check-ins with students before school starts at Chief Moses Middle School on Jan. 11, 2020. CREDIT: Dorothy Edwards/Crosscut

As school districts across the state scramble to transition their classrooms safely from the online world back to the real world, they may benefit from the advice of the dozens of Washington districts that welcomed students back into their halls this past fall.Read More