Here are some recent articles in the news related to language education that you are sure to enjoy! Thanks to Mike Gretton of SAHLA in Calgary who forwarded these interesting items!

Children show gift for language – information on the growth of bilingual/immersion programs in Alberta where parents can select immersion programs in French or another language such as Mandarin, Spanish, German, Ukrainian: http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/calgary/Bilingual+kids+edge+studies+show/6178594/story.html
Learning your native language is tricky, say adult offspring of immigrants – article about the growing interest in adults who regret not maintaining the language of their parents when they were younger: http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1133451–learning-your-native-language-is-tricky-say-adult-offspring-of-immigrants