Tag: policy
Access and Equity through Clear Communication
Unclear, overly complex, or specialized language use can impede communication in a variety of societal contexts. It can limit accessibility to critically important government...
Federal Statement in Support of International Education
The U.S. Departments of State and Education have issued a Joint Statement of Principles in Support of International Education, with support from the Departments...
Afrikaans Goes to Court
The University of South Africa—locally known as UNISA—the largest university system in the nation, has been working on phasing out Afrikaans as a language...
ALAS Opens a Women Superintendents Policy Leadership Academy
The Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) has created a new leadership academy specifically to help new female superintendents learn advocacy skills and...
Court Rejects Special Status for Russian in Moldova
Last month, Moldova’s constitutional court rejected a law that would have given special status to the Russian language (Language Magazine, January 2021). The law...
Israeli Policy to promote Arabic Language Education
A member of the Israeli legislature, the Knesset, has submitted a bill that would require Israeli children to study Arabic in school. Currently, it...
Russia Criticizes Uzbek Language Policy
The Russian Foreign Ministry said this month that supporters of the Uzbekistan government’s plan to enforce the use of Uzbek in the civil service...
America’s Languages Caucus is Born
On November 12, the offices of Congressmen David E. Price (D-North Carolina 04) and Don Young (R-All Alaskans) announced the establishment of the Congressional...
Radical Re-Thinking Required
According to the Migration Policy Institute, the U.S. meets the educational needs of less than 4% of its adult immigrant population—more than 20 million...
Brexit Blamed for England’s Drop in Language Learning
According to the British Council's 2018 Language Trends survey of schools in England, less than half of 16-year-olds study a language other than English,...
