House Committee on Education and Labor
George Miller (D-CA) [Chairman] 202-225-2095 202-225-5609 (fax) George.Miller@mail.house.gov
Ric Keller (R-FL) 202-225-2176 202-225-0999 (fax) http://www.house.gov/writerep/
The website for teachers of world languages in northeast Florida
Foreign Language Educators of NorthEast Florida
Let the following members of Congress know how you feel about the importance of second language acquisition in today's world. Send a letter any time to make sure they know you are interested in more initiatives for world languges.
During the 2002–03 12-month school year, about one-third of public school districts (36 percent) had students in the district enrolled in distance education courses (table 1). This represents an estimated 5,500 out of a total of 15,040 public school districts. ..
Seventy-two percent of districts with students enrolled in distance education courses planned to expand their distance education courses in the future
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March 2005
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Sites for Advocacy of WorldLanguages
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The General Assembly this afternoon, recognizing that genuine multilingualism promotes unity in diversity and international understanding, proclaimed 2008 the International Year of Languages.
Making Your Voice Heard is Important is an article by Jayne Abrate, President, JNCL-NCLIS and J. David Edwards, Executive Director, JNCL-NCLIS
Want your voice heard? Conduct a letter writing campaign at your school and get the word out that the study of world languages is essential for Florida students.
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SCOLT has a great article on advocacy and some basic questions you need to answer before pressing Congress to make changes.
