Tag: policy
Laying Down the Law
Every few years, education bubbles up to the top of the political agenda in state capitols across the US and legislatures scramble to pass...
Campaign Seeks to Silence Indigenous Voice in Australian Parliament
An Australian group has launched a campaign against a scheduled referendum to allow Indigenous Australians a voice in parliament, claiming it would not fully...
DACA Reprieve Prompts Calls for Congress to Act
US District Judge Andrew Hanen ruled last month that the current version of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) can continue temporarily for previously...
Book Bans Create Fear in Schools
With school book banning policies and legislation that effectively promotes classroom censorship coming into place across the United States, few days go by where...
Language at the Intersection
“Each year, JNCL-NCLIS delegates and dedicated language advocates across the country unite to meet with Members of Congress and promote the importance of language...
World Leaders Learn from Native Languages
World leaders at the COP26 climate summit in Scotland have been urged to shift their thinking about the climate crisis to focus on humanity’s...
Access and Equity through Clear Communication
Unclear, overly complex, or specialized language use can impede communication in a variety of societal contexts. It can limit accessibility to critically important government...
Federal Statement in Support of International Education
The U.S. Departments of State and Education have issued a Joint Statement of Principles in Support of International Education, with support from the Departments...
Afrikaans Goes to Court
The University of South Africa—locally known as UNISA—the largest university system in the nation, has been working on phasing out Afrikaans as a language...
ALAS Opens a Women Superintendents Policy Leadership Academy
The Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) has created a new leadership academy specifically to help new female superintendents learn advocacy skills and...
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...
Israeli Policy to promote Arabic Language Education
A member of the Israeli legislature, the Knesset, has submitted a bill that would require Israeli children to study Arabic in school. Currently, it...
