The San Francisco Chronicle checks back for an update on Starr King Elementary’s Mandarin Immersion program. Only one student has left out of the 25 kindergartners who began two years ago. 13 students were added to the first-grade glass, filling the two first-grade classes to capacity. And there are two full kindergarten classes coming up, with the next year’s spots completely full. I think that’s a pretty good metric of success even if the kids weren’t speaking, reading, and writing amazingly great Mandarin already, which they of course are.