Iñupiaq in Action
This past fall, we were writing animal counting stories in my first-grade class. I had one of the best experiences as I was working...
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Slovenian Sign Language Set for Official Language
The National Assembly of Slovenia endorsed a proposal to assign Slovenian sign language as an official in the constitution. The government stated that in...
Netflix to Adapt Spanish Masterpiece
Nobel Prize–winning author Gabriel García Márquez’s literary masterwork One Hundred Years of Solitude is coming to the screen. Netflix has acquired the rights to...
Afrikaans Phased Out
South Africa’s University of Pretoria has begun phasing out Afrikaans as its official teaching language and replacing it with English. This move is the...
Digital Mandarin Classes for All
China’s Ministry of Education has announced plans to train teachers and improve infrastructure for digital education in the poorer areas of the country, including...
English May be Dropped from Disability Evaluation
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has proposed the elimination of the education category “inability to communicate in English” in the evaluation of disability claims.
According...
Celebrate National American Sign Language Day
National ASL Day is a day of observance celebrating American Sign Language.
On April 15, 1817, the first school for the deaf in the United...
Celebrating French and la Francophonie
Every year, speakers of French unite globally to celebrate Francophonie Week from March 17–25 and UN French Language Day on March 20. This year’s...
Japanese Teacher Certification to Ease Immigration Boom
Japan’s government is planning to set up a nationally recognized accreditation program for teachers of Japanese, to help improve the language education of foreign...
Spanish Ballot Win in Florida
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) announced Thursday that he would ensure that Spanish-language ballots are available across the state. The announcement comes after legal...
Paul Simon Study Abroad Act Reintroduced to Senate
Senators recognize that study abroad prepares U.S. students to compete globally
U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Roger Wicker
(R-MS), and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) today...
Celebrating National Library Week 2019
We are halfway through this year’s National Library week, and celebrations continue to take place in and about libraries across the country. National Library...
ALNF Living First Language Platform Wins at SXSW
The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation (ALNF) won an award at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Innovation Awards in Austin, Texas in the Innovation...
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