Tag: language
US Spanish Fact-Checking Site Launches
Poynter’s PolitiFact, the Pulitzer Prize–winning fact-checking newsroom, has launched a new Spanish-language experience, PolitiFact en Español (www.politifact.com/espanol), to help more than 40 million Spanish...
Young Russians Learning Chinese
According to a report last month in China Daily, “The surge in demand for Chinese lessons in Russia reflects the nation’s shift toward the...
Online Arabic Learning Boom in Israel
Despite an immediate drop in registrations after the October 7 Hamas attack in southern Israel, demand for online Arabic learning programs in the country...
Nurturing Our Nation’s Multilingual Talent from Birth
Have you ever heard that children get confused when learning two languages? Sadly, many Latinos have heard this misconception, even though research shows the...
Report Endorses Early College Access for Mexican Americans
The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute of Leadership, Equity, and Justice has released its latest report, “Reframing College: Mexican American Students, Higher Education, and Family...
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...
Student Protests Go Global
Contrary to some expectations, the global reaction to U.S. student protests against the war in Gaza has been largely positive with student groups in...
UK Report Advises International Student Cap
The number of international students in the UK should be capped and the graduate visa should be abolished immediately, according to a new report...
Preserving All Scripts
The Missing Scripts program aims to preserve the rich diversity of the world’s languages and protect Indigenous scripts, ensuring their existence in the digital...
Report Calls for Alaskan Language Preservation Action Now
The Alaska Native Language Preservation and Advisory Council is calling for “an Alaska committed to increasing the number of Alaska Native language speakers and...
