Kyiv Rejects Russian
According to a survey, 33% of Kyiv’s residents have switched from speaking Russian to Ukrainian since Putin’s invasion a year ago. About 46% said they had been speaking Ukrainian for a long time, while...
Multilingualism Makes It into Biden’s Budget
Under President Biden’s budget request for fiscal year 2024, the Department of Education would receive $90.6 billion in discretionary spending, a $10.8 billion (or 13.6%) increase from FY23. It also requests “a name change...
English Learners Rarely Identified as Gifted
NWEA, a not-for-profit research and educational services organization serving K–12 students, has released a new study focusing on...
Tutors of Choice
When we decided to choose a tutoring partner, our students were just returning to campus after learning remotely...
Could native language shape musical ability?
According to a new study, speakers of tonal and non-tonal languages may perceive music differently.
Research conducted by The Music Lab - a collaborative department from The University of Auckland and Yale University, revealed that...
Our native language affects brain wiring
Scientists in Leipzig, Germany have found evidence that the language we speak affects the connectivity pathways in our...
Indiana Proposes Reading Requirement
Indiana lawmakers are supporting a bill to require Science of Reading (SoR) curricula in all the state’s schools, following the example of neighboring Ohio, where Gov. Mike DeWine has proposed spending $162 million to...
French Tests May Be Required for Migrants
Lawmakers are increasing efforts to make it harder to stay in France long term if you don’t speak French. A new immigration bill presented on February 1 outlines measures to introduce a compulsory language...
Listen before Repeating
When someone hears a concept or a person’s name for the first time, the most common way of learning this new word is to repeat it out loud. However, previous studies have found contradictory...
Cardona Sets Goal of Multilingualism for All Students
At last month’s National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) annual conference in Portland, Oregon, US secretary for education...