Grant expands dual-language training for teachers

lbuquerque Public Schools is expanding dual-language opportunities through a new partnership with a local organization. Dual Language Education of New Mexico recently approached APS to offer training to teachers and principals at eight schools in the Rio Grande Cluster – Armijo Elementary, Adobe Acres Elementary.......

Navajo Elementary, Pajarito Elementary, Ernie Pyle Middle School, Polk Middle School, Harrison Middle School and Rio Grande High – thanks to a $1.4 million W.K. Kellogg Foundation grant.The goal is a dual-language pathway with immersive curriculum that supports children from pre-K through high school.

“It is time, within our communities, to turn language and culture into assets,” Victoria Tafoya, program director for DLeNM, told the APS Board of Education during a recent meeting.

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