Qiao is currently poised to launch a new bilingual school for up to 470 students — the private, nonprofit Hiba Academy Bay Area — near San Francisco’s Showplace Square, with classes slated ...

"Some people ... bilingual opens doors and gives him that opportunity in life," Osorio said. "Whatever career he chooses, the fact that he is bilingual is a plus." Many parents agree, as the ...

the San Mateo County Superintendent of Schools, and the Tehama County Department of Education. The grants were awarded by the Emerging Bilingual Collaborative, a project of the New Venture Fund backed ...