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World Languages Vs. Programming Languages
Some states have proposed and passed legislation introducing coding into school curriculum. This past May, Arkansas passed a comprehensive law requiring all public and...
Miami Schools Pursuing Quality Bilingual Education
Since the Miami-Dade School district in Florida postponed a scheduled change in the methodology of teaching foreign languages, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho has announced plans to launch...
Ghana to Push Mother Tongue Instruction
Ghana's Minister for Education, Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang, recently stated her intentions to push through the current language policy, which mandates English language instruction,...
Child Poverty Stymies Achievement in School
A new report published by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) analyzes data on well-being across its 34 member countries. The study, “How’s...
First Catholic Mass in Native Nahuatl Language
The first Mass conducted in Mexico's most prominent indigenous language, Nahuatl, was held in the country's most important church, the Basilica of Guadalupe. Nahuatl...
Indigenous Peoples Day vs. Columbus Day
Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1942 to "discover" the Americas. His arrival has been celebrated by American citizens on the 2nd Monday of October since...
Dual-Language Programs On the Rise
According to the Department of Education, with the addition of 39 new and expanded programs this fall, New York City now has about 180...
Free Trip to Spain
Our amigos at the Tourist Office of Spain and Castilla y León Tourism are inviting teachers, study abroad advisers and school administrators, who currently...
Putting the Benefits of Bilingualism into Practice
The National Science Foundation's Partnerships in International Research and Education (NSF PIRE) has awarded a $5 million dollar grant over five years to help...
Arabic is America’s Fastest-Growing Language
The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) recently released Census Bureau data from the 2014 American Community Survey (ACS) showing that a record 63.2 million...
1 Million U.S. Mandarin Speakers by 2020
The 100,000 Strong Foundation, a national non-profit created in 2013 to dramatically increase the number and diversity of U.S. students studying in China and...
The U.S. Needs Latino Teachers
The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics recently launched a digital campaign to highlight the impact of Latino teachers and to attract...
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