Last week, the House of Representatives voted to approve the FY27 National Security-State Appropriations bill. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Exchange, , which supports multiple international exchange and scholarship programs, sustained a $20 million cut, leaving it with $647 million. Rep. Boebert (R-CO) introduced an amendment that would have eliminated all $287 million that this bill provided to the Fulbright Program. JNCL worked with allies to whip opposition. The

NCL-NCLIS advances its mission is by joining with national coalition partners to formally oppose federal actions that threaten education, language learning, and international education. By signing onto coalition letters and formal filings, we ensure that the language education community is represented alongside hundreds of organizations advocating for sound federal policy. This month, JNCL-NCLIS has joined collaborative advocacy efforts on two significant federal policy issu

for immediate release This week’s Supreme Court decision reaffirms what has always been true: birthright citizenship is deeply rooted in the U.S. Constitution. The 14th Amendment guarantees that if you are born in this country, you are an American citizen, regardless of where your family is from or what language you speak at home. At JNCL-NCLIS, we believe language is intrinsic to identity and opportunity. No matter where your family is from or what language they speak, if yo

the House Appropriations Committee approved the FY27 Department of Defense Appropriations bill, which includes $20 million for the World Language Advancement and Readiness (WLARA) grants program. If enacted, this would represent a $5 million increase over last year for WLARA and would be the largest amount of funding that WLARA has received.

Early Wednesday morning, the House Appropriations Committee approved, on a party-line vote, the House’s version of the FY27 Labor HHS Education spending bill, which proposes to cut 10% of the Department of Education’s funding and eliminate key language education programs. Specifically, the bill would eliminate all funding for Title II-A (educator professional development) program, Title III (English Language Acquisition) program, HEA Title VI.