Tag: language
Setting a New Federal Agenda on English Learner Education
With the beginning of a new presidential administration earlier this year, some language activists and thinkers believe 2021 could be a pivotal year for...
Navajo Goes Extraterrestrial
The first scientific focus of NASA’s Perseverance rover is a rock named “Máaz” – the Navajo word for “Mars.” The rover’s team, in collaboration...
Bilingual Infants Prefer Baby Talk
Babies pay more attention to baby talk than regular speech, regardless of which languages they’re used to hearing, according to a study led by...
Court Rejects Special Status for Russian in Moldova
Last month, Moldova’s constitutional court rejected a law that would have given special status to the Russian language (Language Magazine, January 2021). The law...
House Passes DREAM Act
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the American Dream and Promise Act by 228-197 in its first push on immigration reform under the...
Spanish Speaks in Florida’s Elections
A settlement has been reached in one of the largest lawsuits filed under the 1965 Voting Rights Act, over providing Spanish-language ballots and assistance...
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...
Building a New Deal for Educators
As we celebrate this month’s confirmation of the first U.S. education secretary, Miguel Cardona, to have learned English as a second language, maybe we...
Special Children, Special Care
With COVID-19, many schools are utilizing online instruction. At...
