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John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, 2020
Located in East Oakland, Bridges Academy serves nearly 430 students, the majority of whom are Spanish speakers. Students who are considered socio-economically disadvantaged comprise 98% of the population and English Learners make up 83%. The school also hosts one of Oakland Unified School District's (OUSD) bilingual programs. In 2016, Bridges…
Descriptors: School Districts, Spanish Speaking, Low Income Groups, Student Centered Learning
Vazquez, Dania – Voices in Urban Education, 2013
The Summer 2013 issue of "Voices in Urban Education" presents an interview with Dania Vazquez, founding principal of the Margarita Muñiz Academy, a Boston public high school offering dual-language education in Spanish and English. The first dual-language high school in Massachusetts, this Innovation School opened in the fall of 2012 with…
Descriptors: High School Students, Urban Education, Interviews, Language of Instruction