Tag: language
Taiwan Chinese Test Breaks Record
Taiwan has been actively promoting Chinese language education overseas in recent years and in 2023, the Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL),...
Portuguese Planning for Immigrants
The president of Portugal’s recently created Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA), Luís Goes Pinheiro, has announced a plan, aimed at immigrants in...
China Exerting Influence in Spanish
A recent study by Chile’s Center for Analysis for Democracy finds Chinese broadcasters have been increasing their footprint in Spanish-speaking countries in the past...
Argentina Bans ‘Inclusive Spanish’
Recently elected Argentine President Javier Milei’s government has banned the use of “inclusive language” and references to “the gender issue” in public documents, institutions,...
NY Bill to Boost Bilingual Teacher Recruitment
In a victory for education equity and diversity,...
New CA Standards Humanize Teaching
California’s Commission on Teacher Credentialing approved long-awaited revised Standards for the Teaching Profession last month that emphasize culturally responsive teaching, social-emotional learning, and family...
New Guidance to Honor ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
Following Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (February's Hawaiian Language Month), the U.S. Department of the Interior announced new guidance to preserve and also elevate knowledge and...
Laws to Preserve Cherokee Renewed
Last month in Talequah, Oklahoma, the Cherokee Nation renewed a law aimed at preserving the Cherokee language.
At an official ceremony, Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin...
Refining State Measurements of EL Success
A new report (https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/state-accountability-systems-english-learners) from the Migration Policy Institute’s National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy sketches a new vision for state accountability systems, drawing...
California Bill Would Mandate Science of Reading
A newly introduced California Assembly bill would require the state’s teachers to be trained and reading to be taught only according to the principles...
