Rebecca Sheldon's kindergarten class formed a circle on the floor, each student laying out a selection of brightly dyed beans. Sheldon, a Spanish immersion teacher at Lowell Elementary, asked her ...

As more and more evidence piles up about the importance of kids getting a head start to their education before kindergarten, the spotlight is on what preschool programs can offer students. Joyce Dual ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Inicios1.2.3, a Spanish-speaking immersive preschool in Knoxville, is teaching children the language through a Spanish-based curriculum. "When we met here in Knoxville, we knew this ...

Students Braxton Jones, 3, left, and Emma Vickers, 3, right, match words and letter in Spanish at Early Steps Bilingual Academy in Tyler Tuesday July 7, 2015. Early Steps Bilingual Academy is a ...