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Bilingual Education and Student Success

  • Asia Tabb
When families arrive at a WITF Family Play and Learn, they can sign out an activity bin filled with bilingual books, animal figurines, magnet blocks and a double-sided Activity Idea card in English and Spanish just for them. On site staff sanitize items before going to the next family.

When families arrive at a WITF Family Play and Learn, they can sign out an activity bin filled with bilingual books, animal figurines, magnet blocks and a double-sided Activity Idea card in English and Spanish just for them. On site staff sanitize items before going to the next family.

AIRED; April 27, 2026

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On this episode of The Spark, we talk with Dr. Andrea Kolb of Pennon Education about the importance of bilingual education for both Spanish- and English-speaking students. In a bilingual conversation, Kolb shares how multilingual learning supports academic success, cultural connection, and student confidence, along with the long-term benefits of growing up fluent in more than one language.

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