California Bill Requiring Kindergarten Exempts Early English Testing
Parallel California Assembly (2226) and Senate (1056) Bills have been introduced that would require children to attend one year of kindergarten before enrolling in...
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U.S. 4th Grade Reading Among Best in World
Maybe our schools are better than we are being led to believe!
Results of the 2011 PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) show...
December 2012
2013 Year Planner
Follow language-related events, observances, conferences, workshops, award and grant deadlines all year long
Cutting to the Common Core:
Communicating on the Same Wavelength
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Microsoft Claims Interpretation Breakthrough
Rashid Demonstrates Interpretation
Microsoft's chief research officer, Rick Rashid, has announced that the software giant hopes to have "systems that can completely break down...
Spanish Renaissance
Alex Correa, president of Lectorum Publications, the large independent distributor of Spanish-language books in the U.S., believes interest in Spanish-language -- because of the...
International Students Add $23 Billion to U.S. Economy
The 2012 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, released today, finds that the number of international students at colleges and universities in the...
World Teachers’ Day
"Take a stand for teachers!" is the 2012 motto for World Teachers' Day. Celebrations are being organized around the world. UNESCO calls on everyone...
Inuit App for Children
To help his daughter retain the Inuit language, Vancouver-based Qajaaj Ellsworth has created an online game and application software. The language is indigenous to...
Abu Dhabi Education Council Focuses on Improving Arabic Skills
An assessment project titled “Tama’an” (Observe Carefully) was recently introduced by the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC). Created to give students the necessary tools...
Your Country Needs You to Study Abroad
Making the case for study abroad immersion learning
Just in case you still need to convince someone (a parent?) of the benefits of studying abroad,...
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