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El Día E
This Saturday June 22, the Instituto Cervantes will celebrate the annual Día E (Español) - the party for all Spanish speakers - in its...
Kids’ Summer Food Program
The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) was established to ensure that low-income children continue to receive nutritious meals when school is not in session....
New Bill to Support Language Teaching at School
LAUTENBERG, HOLT INTRODUCE BILL TO SUPPORT INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING
U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12) have...
Coaxing Students Down Under
Kristal Bivona admires Australia’s initiatives to attract international students
This year, Australia is rolling out various initiatives intended to increase the number of international students...
Do you want RESPECT?
Today, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) is releasing the Obama Administration's blueprint for elevating and transforming the teaching profession, also known as the...
Lakota Present Genocide Complaint to UN
"In one lifetime, the number of Lakota speakers has dropped 75 percent," states the Complaint. "There have been no new Lakota speakers in three...
Report Supports Quebec’s ‘Tough-love’ Approach to French
The Quebec government must adopt a hardline approach if it intends to make French the common language of all Quebeckers, a report to the...
Bilingual Children Have Better Working Memory
A study conducted at Spain’s University of Granada and the University of York in Toronto, Canada, has revealed that bilingual children develop a better...
Asia Key to Spanish Growth
At the launch of the Instituto Cervantes’ annual report on the Spanish language, El español en el mundo 2012, Spain’s Exterior Minister (Secretary of...
Quote of 2012
"This sounds kind of a weird superpower but, if I had something that I could immediately wish for, I would love to be able...
Demand Increases for Modern Language Professors
According to the Modern Language Association (MLA), there will probably be more full-time jobs in 2012-13 in the U.S. for foreign-language professors than for...
Guide to Help Leaders Improve ELL Instruction
Supporting English Language Learners: A Pocket Guide for State and District Leaders summarizes the ELL-relevant information presented in 34 approved applications for Elementary and...