When you think of bilingual teachers, most people think of Spanish-speakers, but in our 80+ California schools 59% of our students are English learners, speaking 52+ different languages… Mayan languages Garifuna and Xinca, Chaldean, Filipino, Armenian, Kurdish, Hmong, Lao, Punjabi, Somali, Lahu, Khmer, Urdu and more.
While we have teachers, tutors and counselors speaking dozens of languages, with the shortage of bilingual teachers, we’re innovating in any way we can to ensure these students don’t fall behind.