Tag: funding
Cardona Stresses Equity in Rescue Funding
As the Department of Education releases $122 billion directly to states as part of the American Rescue Plan, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona is...
Apply Now for K-12 World Language Grants
The World Language Advancement and Readiness Grants Program is accepting applications from Local Education Agencies (LEAs) for elementary and secondary programs until May 7, 2021. ...
Congress Approves Extra $15M for World Languages
On Monday, December 21, the U.S. Congress passed the Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations package, which provided $15m in new funding for the World Languages...
How to Best Support English Learners at Home
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, English learners (ELs), like many students, already faced challenges at school. How to engage and teach ELs when they’re learning...
COUNT ON ME: Complete the #2020Census to Help Inform Billions in...
One year ago, Language Magazine introduced COUNT ON ME: Campaign for an Accurate 2020 Census. The campaign was born out of a desire to...
Guidance Requested on Use of Federal Education Funding for English Learners
The U.S. Department of Education has been asked to provide guidance on the use of CARES Act funding for English Learners (ELs) in K-12...
Urge Congress to #FundLibraries
For a fourth consecutive year, the White House budget proposal for FY21 eliminates direct federal funding for libraries.
The majority of this funding is provided...
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...
Making the Most of Europe
Students (and teachers) should take advantage of the many travel deals on offer to see as much as they can of this diverse continent
People...
Call to Action: Protect Funding for Linguistics and Social Sciences
This week the U.S. House of Representatives will debate the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 1806). The bill could seriously jeapordize federal...
