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Duncan Gives an Inch to CCSS Schools
Secretary of Education offers extension for schools using testing in evaluations.
As Common Core aligned assessments are rolled out all across the nation, Secretary of...
English Challenge in Morocco
After saying that “French is no longer valid” back in April, Morocco’s Minister of Higher Education, Lahcen Daoudi, is now saying that Arabic is...
Google Goes Multilingual
New search app code switches like most people.
For polyglots, it can be an arduous task to manually change the language on a smart phone...
Canada Calls for Bilingual Tweeting
Canada's Foreign Minister under fire for favoring English on social media.
Canada’s chien de garde des langues officielles, or language watchdog, Graham Fraser, is investigating...
What’s Another 38 Official Languages?
Indians push to add 38 more languages to their constitution.
The Indian government is facing pressure to consider 38 more official languages to be added...
Common Core Rattling Educators, ELL Teachers Unprepared
Survey says most educators feel unprepared for CCSS, especially ELL teachers.
As students return to school from the Summer break and districts scramble to prepare...
There’s No Sound Like Home
New study shows that babies learn language best from speakers that sound like their caregivers.
Language development in bilingual children remains a contested and enigmatic...
California ‘Failing’ English Learners
A California judge has ruled that it is the state’s obligation to ensure that school disticts provide language instruction to English language learners (ELLs),...
Education #2 Priority for U.S. Voters
Education is the second most important issue to likely U.S. voters according to the latest Reason-Rupe national poll.
The economy is the number one issue...
English Designed for Kids
English vocabulary is designed to help children learn according to research led by the UK’s Lancaster University.
From obvious examples, like "woof" representing the sound...
What Does Confucius Say about Academic Freedom?
As the Confucius Institute brand grows world-wide, some universities are reevaluating their relations with the Chinese government-funded culture and language centers. While controversies have...
Music Education Boosts Language and Literacy
New research presented at the American Psychological Association’s annual meeting links music education to increased learning and literacy skills. The findings, which involved hundreds...
