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US Lawmakers React against Online Spanish Misinformation
US Senators Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) and Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico), alongside US Representative Tony Cárdenas (D-California 29), led 20 colleagues in sending...
Ryanair Imposes Afrikaans Test on South African Passengers
Ryanair, one of Europe’s largest budget airlines is demanding that travelers who hold a South African passport must first pass an ‘Afrikaans’ language test...
NYC Focuses on Dyslexia
New York City announced that it would be taking increased action to support and improve the learning outcomes of dyslexic...
GAO Reports on Mitigating Learning Loss for English Learners
While the pandemic presented obstacles for many students during the 2020–21 school year, the federal General Accounting Office’s (GAO’s) nationwide survey of public K–12...
Gen Z Preferences for Post-Pandemic International Study
Gen Z international students are shifting their focus from rankings to degree outcomes when applying to universities, a global survey by INTO University Partnerships...
Puerto Rican Writer Braschi Wins Spanish Award
The North American Academy of the Spanish Language (ANLE) has bestowed its 2022 Enrique Anderson Imbert...
Uganda Considers Making Students Study Kiswahili and French
Politicians in Uganda are currently debating whether or not to make Kiswahili and French compulsory subjects in the country’s school system. As two of...
First Full-Time ASL Interpreters Join White House Staff
For the first time in American history, two full-time American Sign Language interpreters have joined the White House staff.
Elsie Stecker and Lindsey Snyder...
Australia Helps Community Language Schools
The Australian Labor Party has made early childhood language education a key part of its platform this election cycle, proposing an investment of $15...
Cervantes Extends Spanish in India
The Cervantes Institute is opening its first satellite center in India in Bangalore, a city of more than eight million people which is considered...
