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Spanish English Emersion San Juan School District | News10.net | Sacramento, California | Education

Spanish English Emersion San Juan School District | News10.net | Sacramento, California | Education

Spanish English Emersion San Juan School District

Monica Woods Last updated 2 hrs ago

SACRAMENTO, CA - Realizing the importance of knowing more than just English, the San Juan Unified School District will offer a Dual Language English/Spanish Immersion program at Edison Elementary.
According to William Spalding, the program manager for the district's English Learner and Multicultural Education department, the immersion program is set to start this fall even though other programs are being cut.
Spalding said teachers have seen great success in other immersion programs at various schools and hope their students can benefit especially in the formative years when language learning is critical.
Spalding joined News10 Good Morning to talk about the challenging times with education, but said