Tag: Spanish
Lawsuit Demands Bilingual Elections in Florida
As the midterm elections approach, civic engagement groups Faith in Florida, Hispanic Federation, Mi Familia Vota Education Fund, UnidosUS, and Vamos4PR, and individual voter...
Should Spain’s Constitution be Gender Neutral?
Spain’s new socialist government has upset the Real Academia Española (RAE), the Spanish language’s official guardian, by asking it to see if Spain’s Constitution...
National Spanish Spelling Bee Champion Crowned
On Saturday, in San Antonio, Texas, Maria del Sol Nuñez-Peña spelled anaerobiosis (life without oxygen) to win her second consecutive National Spanish Spelling Bee...
Fred Armisen Spanish-Language Comedy to Come to HBO
Actor and writer Fred Armisen, known for T.V. series “Portlandia”, is creating a new Spanish-Language comedy, “Los Espookys,” on HBO. Armisen will be a...
Global California 2030
California's Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today launched Global California 2030, which is a call to action "to vastly expand the teaching and...
Bridging the Gap
Tom Beeman suggests strategies to maintain continuity between secondary and post-secondary Spanish education...
ELL/Spanish Specialist Appointed to Lead White House Hispanic Initiative
Aimee Viana has been appointed to the position of executive director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics (the Initiative).
According to...
To Celebrate World Book Day, Spanish Language Day, and English Language...
Today is a big day, with three coinciding celebrations all at once. World Book Day is a celebration of authors, books, and most importantly,...
Spanish Fades with Generations
Although U.S. Latinos believe it’s important for future generations of Hispanics to speak Spanish...
13 Million Brits Plan to Learn Spanish in 2018
According to a poll recently released by the British Council, one out of every five UK adults (about 13 million people) said they plan...
