"Students' goals go beyond conversation" (Mail Tribune, 03/02/09)

For the English-as-a-Second-Language students in Oregon public schools, it's rare to have the upper hand when it comes to language.

But in Tracy Patterson's advanced Spanish class at North Medford High School, the Latino English Language Learners help teach Spanish to the Anglo students.

The bimonthly conversation group, launched three years ago with a Medford Schools Foundation grant, is intended to give Spanish students practice talking with native speakers and to foster leadership skills in the ELL pupils.

"Starting early with bilingual education" (Suburban Journals, 01/03/09)

Families in the St. Louis region can now enroll preschoolers in a bilingual school that teaches English and Spanish language skills.