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Clarendon-Courthouse-RosslynPatch: Tuckahoe Elementary Parents Rally for Foreign Language Program (4/2/2013)
A group of Tuckahoe Elementary School parents is mobilizing in hopes of bringing foreign language instruction to their school.

Tulsa World: Oklahoma plan may make native languages easier to teach, learn (3/24/2013)
The Oklahoma Department of Education is considering a rule change that would give native language speakers a path to certification that would allow them to teach their languages in public schools.

Lansing News: Keep high school foreign language requirement (3/24/2013)
Michigan’s rigorous high school graduation standards are again under discussion in the Legislature, and this time one of the targets is the requirement of at least two years of a foreign language.

CBS Baltimore: Baltimore Co. School Leaders Push Technology, Foreign Language In New Plan (3/21/2013)
Baltimore County’s school superintendent plans to put a computer in every student’s hand, and to require more foreign languages.

The Guardian: Lost in translation: why modern foreign languages in schools needs an overhaul (3/21/2013)
There are pockets of excellence but we're not exactly taking the world by storm as a nation of linguists and, sadly, our current education system isn't likely to change that any time soon.

District Administration: Racing the iPad in K12 Education (3/18/2013)
In the move to 1:1 computing, school district leaders are increasingly looking for alternatives to traditional PCs and laptops, and for many districts, the go-to device is the iPad.

EurActiv: Learning languages a way out of crisis, says Vassiliou (3/6/2013)
Learning foreign languages can become a way for Europeans to exit the economic doldrums and find employment opportunities across borders, says language and culture Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou.

BostInno: How bilingualism could benefit the brain (2/20/2013)
A second language can be a big advantage in many ways – whether you’re looking for a new job or want to blend in with the locals on a foreign holiday.

Salon: What’s the secret to learning a second language? (10/27/2012)
Studies reveal it's more than just a matter of memory. A look at what the science of recall can teach us.