June 8, 2021 | JNCL Newsroom
U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) today introduced the Reaching English Learners Act to strengthen public education for English language learners (ELs) in the United States and to address the shortage of teachers qualified to teach these students. Cortez Masto’s bipartisan bill, which is cosponsored by Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas), would create a grant program to fund partnerships between institutions of higher education and high-need school districts to create teacher-training programs that will better prepare the next generation of EL educators. Senator Cortez Masto crafted the Reaching English Learners Act after hearing directly from a Washoe County School District teacher about the challenges facing educators who work with EL students.
There are nearly 5 million EL students across the country – one in ten public school students. While Spanish is the primary language for most EL students, other languages are also prevalent, including Chinese, Vietnamese, and Arabic. The Department of Education reports that 32 states have a shortage of teachers for EL students. As a result, thousands of schools across the country are unable to meet the needs of the growing population of these students.
JNCL-NCLIS is proud to support the Reaching English Learners Act which will strengthen and grow teacher preparation programs and ensure that educators are well-equipped to provide equitable, quality learning opportunities for the success of all multilingual learners. This legislation is critical for addressing the teacher shortage facing our nation’s rapidly increasing need for bilingual and dual language education programs.
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May 3, 2021 | Sen. Young Press Release
U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) announced they have reintroduced a bipartisan bill to reauthorize Title VI of the Higher Education Act. The Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act will ensure that American students have access to quality international and foreign language education programs that meet the needs of our nation and help our students remain globally competitive.
Title VI provides resources for universities across the country, including Indiana University (IU), to develop quality and innovative international programs of strategic interest related to the Middle East, East and Central Asia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Africa and other world areas. This bill advances national security, invigorates global competition and expands access to underserved students. Partnerships between universities and government strengthen and preserve our national and international foreign language education infrastructure.
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June 2021 | Migration Policy Institute
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed deep structural inequities in the U.S. health, economic, and education systems. English Learners (ELs) have unequally borne the weight of the pandemic. With less access to educational technology, “fragmented” digital knowledge, and variable home learning environments due to interrupted child care, job loss, and food insecurity as a result of the public-health crisis, many of the nation’s 5 million ELs have experienced uneven instructional opportunities. This has resulted in higher absence rates, declining academic achievement, and setbacks in their English language development.
The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) includes a historic $122 billion investment for elementary and secondary schools to address the disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 on the nation’s most vulnerable students, including ELs. The U.S. Department of Education released two-thirds of that funding in March and will disburse the remaining $41 billion after states submit detailed plans outlining their use of ARP dollars.
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Date: June 17th, 2021 4PM ET
Each month, JNCL-NCLIS virtual panel conversations will build upon discussions started during Language Advocacy Days 2021 and explore additional advocacy topics worthy of your understanding as an engaged language advocate. Join JNCL-NCLIS for the 2nd panel discussion, "Innovative Initiatives for Sustaining and Growing Language Programs in Higher Education", moderated by Fernando Rubio Professor of Spanish Linguistics at the University of Utah.
About the Conversation:
As a profession, we can help grow and support language programs in higher education by focusing on advocacy, innovative curricula, and better articulation.
The last two MLA reports on enrollments in languages other than English in higher education (2013 and 2016), show an overall drop in enrollments. However, the reports also point to areas of stability and even growth across languages and levels. This panel will discuss the possible causes of the general decline as well as the ways in which, as a profession, we can help reverse this downward trend focusing on advocacy, innovative curricula, and better articulation.
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Deadline: June 30th, 2021
The deadline is now June 30, 2021, and you may submit your abstract here [member login is required]. The meeting promises to be an exciting return to in-person networking and sharing of research, and will include all the content and events you are accustomed to participating in at the Annual Meeting.
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Date: July 8-11th, 2021
The Annual Conference provides a forum for educators from the United States and abroad. Our conference includes over 250 events during 3 ½ days of discussions, workshops, sessions, exhibits, speeches, excursions, and awards that reflect trends, interests, and the needs of language educators of Spanish and Portuguese.
2021 Theme:
Celebrando la diversidad: El español y el portugués
Celebrando a diversidade: O espanhol e o português
Flash Sale! Workshops for only $10.00!
Special sale on workshops that are scheduled for the last day of the AATSP Annual Conference on July 11th in person in Atlanta, GA!
From now through June 11, use this code at check out: $15offWS
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Date: June 22 - June 24, 2021
The U.S. Department of State welcomes teachers, educators, and global education experts online for its sixth annual Global Teaching Dialogue!
Alumni of the U.S. Department of State’s Teacher Exchange Programs and other global education leaders will share best practices for globalizing curricula, tips for implementing virtual exchanges, and reflections on innovative educational practices in other countries. U.S. Department of State officials will share information about international exchange opportunities, the National Museum of American Diplomacy will provide resources for teaching about diplomacy, and expert teachers will conduct workshops on integrating global competence across the K-12 curriculum.
Join us at this free virtual event, to gather practical information to help teachers bring the world into their classrooms!
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Response Date: June 23, 2021
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“Ensuring that Americans have the opportunity to learn English and at least one other language.”
Joint National Committee for Languages
National Council for Languages and International Studies
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FRIDAY, JUNE 11th, 2021 ISSUE
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