Dual-language programs benefit disadvantaged black kids, too, experts say

A multi-year study of students enrolled in two-way dual-language programs in North Carolina between 2007 and 2010, found that low-income black children in these programs scored higher in reading and math than their classmates of the same race and socioeconomic background who were being taught in one language. This article explores programs in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and elsewhere that take that idea to heart.