Parents and teachers have raised concerns about the Chula Vista Elementary School District's dual immersion program, citing a lack of Spanish language arts curriculum for third to sixth graders for the school in Chula Vista, Calif. Teachers have reported being told to use ChatGPT for ideas, and parents are considering opting their children out of standardized testing due to the missing curriculum.

Lisa Yates, a Spanish teacher at Copperas Cove High School in Copperas Cove, Texas, has been named Teacher of the Year by the Texas Foreign Language Association, recognized for excellence in cultural and langauge instruction. Yates, who also received the TFLA Excellence in Teaching award, will represent Texas at the Southwest Conference on Language Teaching's Teacher of the Year award.

A poll by The Century Foundation shows strong interest in bilingual education among Latino families in California, with respondents rating their interest at 7.9 out of 10 for bilingual education. The poll also reveals concerns about schools' ability to support bilingualism and misconceptions about bilingual programs hindering English acquisition.

Middle-school science teacher Lindsay Kervan shares strategies to maintain engagement and connection as the school year progresses, including greeting students by name, using icebreakers, rotating random groups and encouraging passion projects. She emphasizes revisiting expectations and modeling respectful interactions to sustain a supportive, inclusive classroom culture focused on learning.

New international student enrollment at US colleges and universities dropped 17% this fall, the largest non-pandemic decline in more than a decade, according to the Institute of International Education. The decrease is attributed to visa restrictions and immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump, which has made the US less attractive to international students. The trend poses a threat to the global competitiveness of US higher education and its economic contributions, with the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs estimating a loss of more than $1.1 billion in revenue and almost 23,000 jobs.