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Language Adapts, Students Adapt—Why Not Language Tests?
Imagine you are trying to build strength. You go to the gym every day, lift weights, and then come home to rest and recover. The next day, you are back at the gym for...
Conquering Decoding Skills
Have you ever watched a young reader seemingly have the ability to lift words off the page? Students...
Declaring Literacy as a Fundamental and Global Civil Right
For decades, educators and parents have been fighting illiteracy. Research indicates that 95% of children can learn how to read with evidence-based instruction. However, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), only...
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 to discuss and share ideas on the future of Spanish...
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 Governor Ron DeSantis’ administration cited a lack “in educational value”...
Transcending Time, History, and Race through ‘Place’
(February 2023) Ayanna Cooper and John Brown celebrate Black History Month with a bonanza of resources to aid experiential learning
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 by the residential school system.
The class-action lawsuit first presented by...
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 resolve issues that affect them. The landmark referendum due to...
Sanskrit Code Cracked by PhD Student
A 2500 year old grammatical problem has finally been solved by PhD student Rishi Rajpopat at the University of Cambridge. A grammatical rule by “the father of linguistics” Pāṇini has puzzled experts for centuries,...
AI Can Strengthen Student Writing, Not Weaken It
ChatGPT, a revolutionary chatbot technology, is sparking controversy, debate, and even citywide bans. New York City’s education department...
