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School in Georgia turns language barrier into strength.

The ability to speak more than one language is a boon when searching for a job, yet many of Hall County’s bilingual children have trouble overcoming the disadvantages of poverty and delayed English skills.

Spanish-Language Spelling Bees Catch On Around the U.S.

The nation’s best spellers—en Español—will go head-to-head later this month in Albuquerque, N.M., to battle for the national championship title in the Concurso Nacional de Deletreo en Español, or the National Spanish Spelling Bee.

Bronx bilingual special education teacher helps students break down language, learning obstacles.

Hometown Hero nominee Eva Rivera is a bilingual special education teacher charged with helping youngsters break down the language and learning obstacles they face in school.

'Suits' En Español: USA Network Original Series To Air In Spanish On NBC Universo.

Hit USA Network series "Suits" will air on NBC Universo in Spanish for the first time in US television.

Demand for bilingual 911 services grows in Texas

When El Pasoans in distress dial 911, they can ask for help in English, Spanish or both. To better serve the predominantly Hispanic region, the city has required its 911 call-takers to understand — and clearly and concisely speak — both languages since 1989.

"Don Quixote" now translated into Quechua

Four hundred years after its publication, Part 2 of "Don Quixote" has been translated into Quechua, the most widely spoken indigenous language in South America and from now on, one of the 70 languages in which the crowning achievement of Spanish literature can be read.

US now has more Spanish speakers than Spain – only Mexico has more.

US has 41 million native speakers plus 11 million who are bilingual.

Study abroad will immerse Texas student in Spanish literature and culture.

Eréndira?Santillana, a?senior Spanish major at the University of Texas at Brownville, eagerly anticipates spending a month this summer in historical and picturesque Alcalá de Henares, Spain, the birthplace of Spanish?writer?Miguel de Cervantes, author of “Don Quixote.”

Bilingual Storytellers to Present Program in Livermore, California.

The Livermore Public Library will present Cascada de Flores bilingual storytellers on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at 2:30pm at the Rincon Branch Library, located at 725 Rincon Ave., Livermore. Cascada de Flores is one of a variety of free performances offered during the library’s 2015 Summer Reading Program.

Most comprehensive version of Don Quixote is published in celebration of the 400th anniversary of the release of the book's second volume.

New literary criticism publication unveils broader perception on Miguel de Cervantes’ masterpiece.

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