MCPS reports strong early gains in some immersion programs; district to study consistency
MCPS said some immersion (two‑way and one‑way) programs showed large kindergarten gains for Black and brown students and the district will standardize implementation to study effectiveness across sites.
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Committee members asked whether dual-language and immersion programs are helping narrow literacy gaps. A district official pointed to a superintendent memo showing more than 25% gains for Black and brown kindergarten students in some immersion settings and said the district is studying program design differences across sites.
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