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Feria de Educación in Freno, California's college to help Spanish-speaking families with college.

La Feria de Educación (Education Fair), a statewide education fair in Spanish designed to empower thousands of Latino parents and students with information and resources to help them succeed in California’s educational system, is set for Saturday, Oct. 24, at Fresno State.

Arturo Perez-Reverte is named winner of Spain’s prestigious Liber literary award.

Spain’s Publishing Guild Federation has decided to grant the Spanish writer this award as most recognized author, along with Manuel Borras (co-fonder of Editorial Pre-Textos) for his professional career in the world of literature.

Netflix's new show is full of Spanish for a very good reason.

The online video streaming service’s new show, Narcos, signals a big bet on the growth of its Hispanic viewers.

Ismael Cala’s latest book hits the No. 1 spot on Amazon in less than 24 hours.

Great news coincided with Cala’s birthday celebration: “El Secreto del Bambú” (Bamboo’s secret) became Amazon’s best selling book in Spanish just hours after its release.

Get to know this week's list of best selling titles in Spanish for week 36 ending on September 6th, 2015.

Nielsen BookScan, part of the Nielsen Company (US) LLC, and America Reads Spanish (ARS), present the free weekly list of the Spanish bestseller titles in the US Market for week 36 of 2015 (week ending 9/06/2015).

Books & Books provides more reading options in Spanish.

A decade ago, Books & Books in Coral Gables was lauded as being one of the most complete and resourceful bookstores in the area, but only for English language readers. Only a small space was set aside to display books in Spanish. Now it is has one of the most extensive collection of bilingual book in South Florida, a nod to its close ties to the Hispanic market.

'Dual language immersion' initiative to be introduced at Community Park Elementary in Princeton, New Jersey.

When the doors open at Community Park Elementary School, some 80 kindergartners and first-graders will begin an academic experience unlike that of their peers.

Britannica Escolar Improved for Spanish Study, Classroom Work; Education Resource Boasts New Features, Content, Design

Britannica® Digital Learning today announced a new and enhanced version of Britannica Escolar Online, its knowledge-building resource for accurate and age-appropriate educational content in Spanish. Created for grades K-8, its new features make it more valuable for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students and students learning Spanish.

Puerto Rico recognizes Spanish as the island's official language.

Local senate also declared English as second official language.

Inside the classroom: What does bilingual education look like?

At Kreitner Elementary School in Collinsville, IL one of the three kindergarten classes is bilingual. Teacher Kimberly Cook starts the year speaking mostly in Spanish and moves toward English later in the year.

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