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Bilingual Brains More Agile
Bilingual speakers have more “plastic” brains than do people who speak only one language, according to two recent studies conducted by researchers at Israel’s...
Spain and US Agree to Promote Language and Exchange
Last month, the US and Spain both renewed an agreement to promote student and teacher exchange programs between the two countries.
The US Department...
Living Languages Grants Awarded to 45 Tribes and Tribal Organizations
The US Indian Affairs Office of Indian Economic Development has awarded $7 million in grants under the Living Languages Grant Program to 45 American...
Estonia Moves to End Russian-Medium Schools
Estonian member of parliament Urmas Reinsalu of the Isamaa party recently announced that the coalition government had reached an agreement that the transition to...
Brain Acts the Same Whatever the Language
Over decades, neuroscientists have created a well-defined map of the brain’s “language network,” or the regions of the brain that are specialized for processing...
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Offer High Economic Mobility
A recently published report from think tank Third Way, based in Washington, DC, shows that Hispanic-serving universities provide students more opportunity for economic mobility...
