NRC Sees Deficit in Federal Approach to Foreign Languages
The U.S. Department of Education should have a more visible presence in directing efforts for international education and the teaching of foreign languages, particularly in K-12 education, concludes a report sent to Congress last week by the National Research Council.
The report characterizes the Education Department’s programs for the teaching of foreign languages and cultures as “fragmented.” It says that “there is no apparent department master plan or unifying strategic vision.”
Holly Kuzmich, the deputy chief of staff for the department, which paid for the report, said in an interview last week that Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings “thinks we need to do a better job in getting more students to study foreign languages...
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