Congressional Briefing, Organized by The Joint National Committee for Languages (JNCL) 2024
Tue, Jul 30
|Cannon Office Building, Room 210
America's Languages Caucus Briefing: Federal Efforts to Address the Crisis in K-12 Language Education K-12 world language and dual language programs that create a foundation for developing multilingual and interculturally-able problem solvers.
Time & Location
Jul 30, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
Cannon Office Building, Room 210, 27 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003, USA
Guests
About the event
The Joint National Committee for Languages (JNCL) formally invites you to attend a congressional briefing regarding the importance of growing world language education programs in the United States:
Federal Efforts to Address the Crisis in K-12 Language Education
K-12 world language and dual language programs that create a foundation for developing multilingual and interculturally-able problem solvers.
Tuesday, July 30 | 11am-12pm ET | Cannon Office Building Room 210
Description: Language education in America’s K-12 schools is in trouble. Each year, multiple state legislatures consider bills to scale back or eliminate world language course requirements for graduation and school boards facing budget crunches consider and sometimes approve cuts to language education offerings to save money. As a result, fewer students are being exposed to other languages and cultures, leading to less interest in pursuing language education studies in higher education and insufficient numbers of multilingual workers needed for our nation’s businesses,…