Las Cruces school district in New Mexico is helping students get ready for college with the implementation of a new dual-language program.

The school district of New Mexico's Las Cruces is taking steps to help students become college and career-ready with the implementation of a new dual-language program, reports Las Cruces Sun-News.

“The new program caught the school district's attention because it's not a language program but an academic program, promoting a child's proficiency in their native language, since most acquire basic English outside of school,” said Roberto Lozano to Las Cruces Sun-News. He is the LCPS assistant director of instruction for English Language Acquisition, Bilingual, and Migrant Education Programs. “He (Lozano) said it also offers a new cultural outlook, and prepares students for college and careers,” adds the newspaper.

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