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Celebrate International Mother Language Day 2023
On the 21st February, International Mother Language Day is observed globally, promoting the awareness and importance of linguistic and cultural diversity.
This year, UNESCO focuses...
CT Lawmakers Seek to Ban the Term ‘Latinx’
Five Democratic Hispanic lawmakers in Connecticut are seeking a ban on the gender neutral term Latinx from official documents, calling it "offensive to Spanish...
February Marks the tenth anniversary of Hawaiian Language Month
For the tenth consecutive year, February marks Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi or Hawaiian Language Month.Established by the University of Hawaii in 2013, each February commemorates...
Using Artificial Intelligence to Support Emergent Bilingual Students in the Classroom
Artificial intelligence (AI) can promote equity for emergent...
Paul Krugman and the Power of Science Fiction
“My mind is so free and unburdened that I am fixing to clean up my desk.”Flannery O’ConnerQuoted by Susan Ohanian, Books Day by Day,...
Timor-Leste Changes Law to Enforce Portuguese in Schools
Timor-Leste (East Timor) is to amend its education law to enforce the use of Portuguese in schools.
The young nation’s minister of Education Armindo Maia...
Spain’s Queen Celebrates Spanish Growth in US
Spain’s Queen Letizia was in Los Angeles last month, not only to inaugurate the West Coast’s first branch of the Cervantes Institute but also...
Florida Bans African American Studies Course
Florida government officials have forbidden the introduction of a new advanced-level high school course that would teach African-American history and literature.
The decision made under...
Bill Would Extend Pell Grant by Four Semesters
Reps. Haley Stevens (D-MI) and Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) have introduced the Pell to Grad Act. The Pell to Grad Act will increase lifetime Pell...
Maine Preserves French Heritage Via Newspapers
The Maine State library is seeking French-language newspapers in an effort to digitally preserve the culture of the state’s Franco-American community.
The project was inspired...
Canada Settles Cultural and Linguistic ‘Genocide’ Suit
Canada has agreed to pay out C$2.8bn ($2.09bn) to settle a decade-long lawsuit seeking reparations for the loss of language and indigenous culture caused...
Campaign Seeks to Silence Indigenous Voice in Australian Parliament
An Australian group has launched a campaign against a scheduled referendum to allow Indigenous Australians a voice in parliament, claiming it would not fully...
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