Following Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (February’s Hawaiian Language Month), the U.S. Department of the Interior announced new guidance to preserve and also elevate knowledge…
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Last month in Talequah, Oklahoma, the Cherokee Nation renewed a law aimed at preserving the Cherokee language. At an official ceremony, Principal Chief…
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A new report (https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/state-accountability-systems-english-learners) from the Migration Policy Institute’s National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy sketches a new vision for state accountability systems,…
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Nominations are now open for School Specialty’s annual Crystal Apple Awards. Students, family members, administrators, fellow teachers, and members of the community are…
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The growing research base on dual-language immersion’s benefits for English learners is pushing many policymakers to prioritize linguistic diversity in multilingual schools. What…
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A child’s linguistic journey can have many complexities that parents may not recognize, especially when navigating the intricacies of multilingualism. Recent research conducted…
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The purposes of the Native American Language Grant (NAL@ED) program are to support schools that use Native American and Alaska Native languages as…
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US Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and US Representative Julia Brownley (D-California) introduced the Biliteracy Education Seal and Teaching (BEST) Act, legislation that would…
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French language and Francophone culture are global and—as the world evolves—renewed manifestations of language and culture stand positioned to grow in influence and…
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All educators are teachers of language—and engaging students in thinking about language, themselves, and society is an invaluable methodology that can confront dominant…