Amaya Garcia, a policy analyst in the Education Policy program at New America, analyses the impact of the announcement of New York city Educational Department plans to expand dual language programs .

“New York’s just the most recent place to invest more in dual language. Here in the nation’s capital, demand for dual language programs is surging: 13 elementary schools already offer such programs. Waiting lists for these programs are long — one school had 1,100 applicants for 20 slots — and advocacy supporting expanding dual language across the city is growing.”

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