Ukraine Focuses on Minority Languages
Last month, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, in cooperation with the European Union and the Council of Europe, organized a round...
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Chinese Writing ‘Robot’ Stirs Debate
The story of a Chinese schoolgirl and her character-copying machine has sparked a debate about how the Chinese language should be taught in this...
Teachers ‘Optimistic’ about English Learner Success
A new McGraw-Hill Education survey shows that while social and emotional learning challenges still present hurdles for English Learners (ELs), the state of English...
Investing in Teachers
Despite multiple studies pointing to teacher professional development as being the most decisive factor in student achievement, funding for such programs can still be...
French Accept their Feminine Side
The use of the feminine form of job titles has finally been
accepted by members of the Académie Française, the guardians of the French
language.
The Academy’s...
Japan Recognizes Ainu
The Japanese government has endorsed a bill to officially
recognize the Ainu ethnic minority as an indigenous people of Japan for the
first time and calls...
Bilingual Babies Focus Better
According to new research published in Developmental Science
and carried out at Canada’s York University, babies who hear two languages at home develop advantages in attention.
In...
Linguistic Chauvinism Condemned
Genevieve Finn examines two incidents of influential Americans demanding English be used by speakers of Asian languages which have sparked widespread criticism
In late January,...
LA Strike Sets Tone for Funding, Charters
Weakening of districts and unions through increased “charterization” was at the heart of the dispute
As the teachers’ strike in the nation’s second-largest school district...
Two Teams Share $7M Adult Literacy XPRIZE
XPRIZE, in partnership with the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, has announced two grand prize winners of...
Spanish Musician Lau Noah Wows on NPR Tiny Desk
Lau Noah is a singer-songwriter from Reus, Spain who recently performed on NPR’s Tiny Desk series—a web series that showcases emerging and established musicians...
New OAS Ambassador for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Venezuelan activist, actress, and model Patricia Velásquez has been designated as the Organization of American States (OAS) Goodwill Ambassador for the Rights of Indigenous...
Official Launch of International Year of Indigenous Languages
The official launch of the International Year of Indigenous Languages (IYIL), co-organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the...
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