In Pasadena, some students are learning in Spanish or Chinese

For about 450 Pasadena public elementary school students, classroom time means reading, writing and doing arithmetic -- not in English but in Spanish or Chinese.The Pasadena Unified School District’s language immersion programs started three years ago with a few dozen English-speaking kindergartners and first-graders. Classes aim for an equal balance of students who know only ... Continue reading at latimesblogs.latimes.com.