Relaunch of America’s Languages Caucus
In April, America’s Languages Caucus was relaunched with the addition of new House co-chair Representative Jen Kiggans (R-Virginia 2). First-term congresswoman Kiggans, who joined...
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A Timely Tribute to the Teachers Who Change Our Lives
Richard Lederer recognizes the original influencers
One of my favorite newspaper corrections reads: "It was incorrectly reported last Friday that this is T-Shirt Appreciation Week....
Beginning Bilingual
Approaches to training dual-language preschool teachers in California
For the first time, this fiscal year the California Department of Education awarded $5 million through the...
Poor Students, Rich Teaching
Solution Tree has released the revised edition of Eric Jensen’s best-selling book, Poor Students, Rich Teaching, along with a companion title, The Handbook for...
Reaching English Learners Act Gains Support
TESOL International Association has pledged its support for the bipartisan Reaching English Learners Act (H.R. 1153, S. 545). The legislation would create a grant...
Celebrating National Library Week 2019
We are halfway through this year’s National Library week, and celebrations continue to take place in and about libraries across the country. National Library...
Pledge Support for the Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act
The Paul Simon Study Abroad Act is being introduced this Thursday (4/11/19), and we are calling on our readers to join us is in...
A Network of Teachers for Globally Connected Immersion Classrooms
This summer, for the first time, there will be a special event designed to bring immersion and CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) educators together....
LA Strike Sets Tone for Funding, Charters
Weakening of districts and unions through increased “charterization” was at the heart of the dispute
As the teachers’ strike in the nation’s second-largest school district...
New Mexico to Drop PARCC Exam
As one of her first acts as New Mexico’s new governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that the state will stop using the Partnership for...
Bilingualism No Problem for Children with Down Syndrome
Children with Down syndrome can and do become bilingual. Initial findings of a research study at Bangor University suggest that speaking two languages is...
L.A. Set for First Teachers’ Strike in 30 Years
United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA), which has about 35,000 members in second largest K-12 district in the nation, has set January 10 as...
Ed. Dept. under Scrutiny for Civil Rights
According to the agenda for 2019 posted on its website, the U.S. Department of Education’s internal watchdog, the Office of the Inspector General, will...