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Get to know this week's list of best selling titles for week 24 ending on June 14, 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 24 of 2015 (week ending 6/14/2015).

Bilingual, Special Education Teachers Are In High Demand In Chicago

Those who are bilingual and considering a teaching career may also want to consider working on a special education certification at the same time.

Boston Medical program offers bilingual healing

Dr. Alcy Torres grew up in Ecuador in a family of doctors, learning that doctors need to help people.

New environmental dictionary

Current climate change topics create a need to define environmental terms.

A high demand for bilingual education in D.C.

Seven D.C. public schools and six charters teach children in two languages, not one. It’s an approach that helps native and non-native English speakers and poor and affluent children alike, the latest research shows. But 13 schools are far from enough to meet the demand.

"Victory! My son asked me to read to him in Spanish"

Washington Post columnist shares heartwarming experience of son wanting her to read to him in Spanish.

Chicago’s West Suburban schools teach students in their own language.

Countryside, IL school offering dual language programs to elementary school students.

Madrid’s book fair reported promising sales spike this year.

The book fair grossed 6% growth compared to 2014, resulting in growth for three consecutive years.

Get to know this week's 20 best-selling titles in Spanish in the US according to Nielsen for week 23

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 23 of 2015 (week ending 6/7/2015).

Juan Felipe Herrera Named U.S. Poet Laureate

Juan Felipe Herrera has been named the 21st U.S. poet laureate by Librarian of Congress James H. Billington, who said his poems "champion voices, traditions and histories, as well as a cultural perspective, which is a vital part of our larger American identity." Herrera, who is the first Mexican American hold the position, will begin his year-long tenure in September when he participates in the National Book Festival and reads from his work at the Library of Congress, the Washington Post reported. He will succeed Charles Wright.

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