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  • The Bilingual Revolution in San Francisco

    I am very excited to take part in these three upcoming events in San Francisco this weekend! I will present my book The Bilingual Revolution: The Future of Education is in Two Languages, discuss dual-language program development with great moderators and, sign copies at each event! To all language lovers, parents, and educators in the Read more

  • The Bilingual Revolution at La Librairie des Enfants

    Great exchange today at la Librairie des Enfants, a cute bookstore in Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Parents and educators came in to chat about bilingualism, dual-language education, and The Bilingual Revolution. Among the languages represented we had Russian, Spanish, French, Italian, Arabic, Kabyle, and English. Read more

  • The Burlington Bilingual Initiative

    The Burlington Bilingual Initiative

    I recently took part in a broadcast panel discussion on bilingual education at the CCTV Center for Media & Democracy (Channel 17) in Burlington, Vermont, to both present my book, The Bilingual Revolution, and support efforts to create a bilingual educational experience in the school system of Burlington. Host Steve Norman, Francophile and activist, took Read more

  • Unequal Partners Reviewed in the Philanthropy & Education Journal

    Kyle A. Long wrote a great review of my book, Unequal Partners: American Foundations and Higher Education Development in Africa in the recently-launched journal, Philanthropy & Education, put together by Professor Noah Drezner of Columbia University, Indiana University Press and Teachers College. Here is an extract of the review. You can subscribe to the journal Read more

  • In Memoriam: Giselle Gault-McGee

    A few days ago, NYC school principal Giselle Gault-McGee passed away after a long battle with cancer. Indomitable, fearless, and bold she was a bilingual revolutionary who helped us launch New York’s first French dual-language program at her school, P.S. 58 in Brooklyn. Below is how I portrayed her in my book, The Bilingual Revolution. Read more

  • The Bilingual Revolution reviewed by The Epoch Times

    Here is a recent review of my book, The Bilingual Revolution, The Future of Education is in Two Languages, written by Frederic Colier for The Epoch Times’ Books du Jour column, alongside Tides, by Jonathan White, Say Bonjour to the Lady: Parenting From Paris to New York, by Florence Mars and Pauline Lévêque, and Never Read more