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School Specialty Unveils $50,000 School Makeover Sweepstakes

School Specialty is excited to announce the launch of its first-ever $50,000 School Makeover Sweepstakes. The sweepstakes invites eligible individuals to nominate their school...

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Translating the Common Core

Although the Modern Language Association reported a 6.9% decrease in college foreign language class enrollment in 2013, dual language elementary programs are on the...

Making Angelenos Well-Read en Español

On May 15 through 17, the Los Angeles Convention Center was packed with families and readers of all ages for the fourth LéaLA, LA's...

Multilingual Exposure Improves Children’s Social Skills

Empathy Increases with Linguistic Experience Young children only have to hear more than one language spoken at home to become better communicators, a new study...

A Two-Generation Approach for ELL Education

A recent study by the Center for American Progress suggests that a two-generation approach is the best way to help educate English Language Learners...

The Ableism of Everyday Language

Microaggressions are defined as “brief, everyday exchanges that send denigrating messages to certain individuals because of their group membership.” This definition comes from psychologist...

International Students Protest in Ireland

After a wave of school closures, students took to the streets in Dublin to protest exploitation and chaos in international education Ireland is a popular...

Language Hits the Hill

Today, over 70 delegates from across the U.S. are in Washington to meet with their representatives in Congress to ask for more federal support...

Elfdalian Language Helps Norse Historians

All of the Nordic languages; Icelandic, Faroese, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian are descended from Old Norse, the language of the Vikings. These languages have...

May The Fourth Be With You, In Navajo

The anticipation for the upcoming addition to the Star Wars movie franchise makes this year's Star Wars Day particularly lively. According to the origin...

Social Media Speeds Up Language Evolution

John Sutherland, a professor of English from University College London, led a study that confirmed the English Language is evolving faster than ever due...

The Changing Conflict of the Common Core

A recent paper on the importance of policy implementation as it relates to educational standards by Ashley Jochim and Lesley Lavery explores the creation and implementation...

Bilingualism delays Alzheimer’s by at least four years

A recent study at Belgium's Ghent University has established that the symptoms of Alzheimer disease (AD) manifest themselves about four to five years later...

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