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Language and Politics in the US. Promoting language access and education for all. talk to me in 🇫🇷🇬🇧🇳🇴🇷🇺 https://xitter.gq/t.co/VPQXcajDoF

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WinningWriters.com@winningwriters15 May 2022
DL Sep 15: @themothmagazine Nature Writing Prize; international, submit unpublished prose or poetry that explores your relationship with the natural world; win €1,000, pub, and a week at Circle of Misse; limit: 4,000 words; fee: €15 | themothmagazine.com/a1-page.… HT @WritingMagazine
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David Gardner@byDavidGardner28 Jan 2020
Here is presidential candidate and human person Michael Bloomberg shaking a dog’s mouth
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Local Language Access@LocalLangAccess13 Jan 2020
“A Translation Crisis at the Border”: U.S. Immigration Courts Are Failing Mayan-Language Speakers democracynow.org/2020/1/9/a_… via @democracynow
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Morgan Carmody@morganism3307 Jan 2020
Want to help Puerto Rican students? Let's update the wording & the funding formula of the ESEA to ensure students who have relocated from PR are fully counted as English lang learner's Be sure to make your voice heard and contact your rep! @JNCLInfo languagepolicy.org/post/engl…
English Learners from Puerto Rico Counted in Proposed Amendment to ESEA

English Learners from Puerto Rico Counted in Proposed Amendment to ESEA

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On October 31, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced Senate Bill 2761, the Ensuring Linguisting Excellence and Vocational Aptitude by Teaching English Act, (aka the ELEVATE Act)...

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Morgan Carmody@morganism33016 Nov 2019
My latest blog with @JNCLInfo covers #language rights at the polls. Be sure to give it a read! #langchat #2020Election languagepolicy.org/post/prot…
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Rep. Don Young@repdonyoung13 Nov 2019
Today, I'm very happy to launch the bipartisan America's Languages Caucus w/ my friend @RepDavidEPrice! Our work will be critical to engaging educators, business leaders, and others to craft policy that expands world language prep in our country. More: donyoung.house.gov/news/docu…
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Morgan Carmody@morganism33011 Nov 2019
HSTA principals forced to hire non- speakers for #Hawaiian immersion programs amid #teachershortage #langchat #americaslanguages mauinow.com/2019/11/03/hsta-…
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Morgan Carmody@morganism33011 Nov 2019
Study reveals gaps in health care across #Canada for patients with #limitedEnglish #langchat #HealthCareForAll citynews1130.com/2019/11/04/…
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Morgan Carmody@morganism33011 Nov 2019
#Nebraska Program Trains Court #Interpreters To Help Non-English Speakers Testify @NPR #americaslanguages #languageaccess n.pr/32ugrc6
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Morgan Carmody@morganism3308 Nov 2019
Give my latest blog post a read! 🙃🤗 Is your #presidentialcandidate one of the ones pushing for equal language access for all #homebuyers? 🏡
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Removing a vital language preference question could reduce access to mortgage financing for limited-English proficient mortgage-ready homebuyers 🏠 #LangaugeAccess #HousingForAll languagepolicy.org/post/pres…
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Morgan Carmody@morganism3307 Nov 2019
Check out the latest blog post From @JNCLInfo on the #FAFSA translation act! #langchat #langchat #t2t @RepYvetteClarke @TESOL_Assn languagepolicy.org/post/tran…
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Morgan Carmody@morganism3304 Nov 2019
My first blog post with @JNCLInfo is up! We take a look at the Reaching English Learners Act within the #CollegeAffordabilityAct #HEAreauth Big thank you to @JimLangevin @WillHurd @RepEspaillat for this innovative bill! 🙌 languagepolicy.org/post/engl…
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ACTFL@actfl31 Oct 2019
According to census data, the number of U.S. residents that speak a second language at home has more than doubled since 1990. Now, one in five U.S. residents are #multilingual. #langchat bit.ly/2peHxGP
67.3 Million in the United States Spoke a Foreign Language at Home in 2018 | @CIS_org

67.3 Million in the United States Spoke a Foreign Language at Home in 2018 | @CIS_org

An analysis of Census Bureau data for 2018 finds that 67.3 million residents speak a language other than English at home.

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Morgan Carmody@morganism3301 Nov 2019
#NewMexico wants #language, cultural training for #teachers - @apnews #langchat apnews.com/5cab087be9f24b5aa…
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SDL Academic Program@SDL_Academics31 Oct 2019
Check out this cool infographic GIF showing the language families of Europe 🌍🎤👨‍👩‍👦 #language #europe #romance #slavic #germanic
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Info Worth Sharing. In big cities, almost 50% of population speaks another language at home. Read more from the Center for Immigration Studies. @JNCLInfo washingtonexaminer.com/washi…
Record 67.3 million speak foreign language at home, over 50% in 90 big cities, 59% in Los Angeles

Record 67.3 million speak foreign language at home, over 50% in 90 big cities, 59% in Los Angeles

A record 67.3 million U.S. residents speak a foreign language at home, the latest sign of the growing influence of immigrants on American culture.Census

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ACTFL@actfl23 Oct 2019
#AAPPL 2020: CASTING CALL ACTFL is seeking native/heritage speakers in the D.C. area in the following languages: Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. To learn more and apply, email [email protected]
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James@TradosJames18 Oct 2019
Saying "I don't speak the language" in another language
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SDL Academic Program@SDL_Academics21 Oct 2019
English 🇺🇸🇬🇧 and Spanish 🇪🇸 are the most commonly spoken languages in the US, but which others do people speak? #language #translation #usa #spanish
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@educationweek20 Oct 2019
Dozens of states offer the seal of biliteracy, but more than 80 percent of students who earn the honor are concentrated in just five states, a new report reveals. edwk.it/33wIl8g
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