Science Hill Elementary is one of the schools in that state implementing education in English and Spanish. Texas is one of the country’s leaders for the number of dual-language programs across the country. According to The College Board, students with an average of four or more years of a foreign language study scored higher on the verbal section of the SATs.

“In a dual language program, students learn other subjects in a second language. 'Typically with kids we don’t see hesitation, they just jump in there and do it,' Soor-El Puga, principal of Science Hill Elementary, said. 'Even more so than adults.' The idea is to teach students a new language beginning in kindergarten so they can become fluent in two languages at once.”

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