Tag: US
International Students Returning to US
Last month, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) released the latest version of the SEVIS by the Numbers report, which provides us with...
Data Shows US-China Cultural Relations at Low Point
According to official figures, cultural ties between the United States and China are at a significant low after years of steady decline.
Data measuring study abroad,...
Spanish Controversies in the US
Political Misinformation
During last month’s midterm elections, misinformation and conspiracy theories were circulating among Spanish-speaking communities, especially in South Florida, raising fears that they could...
Last Call to Cut Child Poverty
Now that the dust is settling after midterm election results that surprised many pundits—who had probably not taken into account the sophistication of the...
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...
Spain and US Agree to Promote Language and Exchange
Last month, the US and Spain both renewed an agreement to promote student and teacher exchange programs between the two countries.
The US Department...
Enthusiasm for Chinese Grows in Liberia
Chinese language and cultural studies will be offered as an undergraduate degree course for the first time at the University of Liberia and other...
Taiwan Opens Chinese Centers Across US
Taiwan’s Minister of the Overseas Community Affairs Council (OCAC), Tung Chen-yuan (童振源), opened the new Taiwan Center for Mandarin Learning in Irvine, California, to...
Trump Signs Measure To Extend Grant Programs to Preserve Indigenous Languages
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a measure that extends federal grant programs aimed at preserving Indigenous languages and expands eligibility so more tribes can...
Luján, Members of Congress, Advocates Celebrate Passage of Bill to Revitalize Native Languages
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. House Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Members of Congress, and advocates celebrate the passage of the Esther Martinez Native American...
Bill in Congress Aims to Help ELL Teacher Shortage
The Reaching English Learners Act has been introduced in Congress in hopes of creating a solution to the national shortage of ELL teachers. The...
Should Americans Learn African Languages?
According to the 2011 census, just .03% of Americans speaks an African language. However, the United States was ranked third for capital investment in...