Language Magazine

08/10/2025

Spanish Pride

During the month of June, a total of 283 activities were held at the Cervantes Center network across five continents, with offerings encompassing film, poetry, contemporary art, comics, literature, thought, and activism. Among the most notable activities was the film series 'Mostra Fire!! 30 Years I...

08/08/2025

https://languagemagazine.com/2025/07/28/englishs-feminine-spin/

When English speakers think about “vocabulary,” we tend to think of words that were borrowed into the language from Latin or Greek or French—like the words vocabulary and language. So many new words from these foreign or ancient sources entered English that, by the mid-1500s, there was a backl...

08/05/2025

Get ready for September's Assessment Focus with this primer

If the words AI and assessment are in the same sentence, the knee-jerk reaction is panic, as fears of technophobia, over-standardization, miscalculation, bias, security, and mistrust are mixed together in the minds of many students and educators.As generative AI continues to revolutionize teaching a...

08/04/2025

https://languagemagazine.com/2025/07/20/chinese-takes-off-in-the-peruvian-andes/

The first Chinese language teaching center established in the ancient Incan capital of Cusco, Peru, has sparked a wave of enthusiasm for learning about Chinese culture in the local community, the Chinese director of the Confucius Institute in Peru told the Global Times. Established by the Confucius....

08/02/2025

https://languagemagazine.com/2025/08/01/putin-supports-global-russian-language-promotion/

Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed support for a proposal to create a national center that would promote Russian as a second language around the world, similar to China’s Confucius Institutes, Spain’s Instituto Cervantes, the UK’s British Council, and France’s Alliance Française...

08/01/2025

David Nungaray suggests five ways to support multilingual students and make families feel welcomed

Multilingual learners are the fastest growing population of students in our country. If you think about the history and legacy of multilingual learners and young people who speak languages other than English in our schools and communities, they’ve always been here all along the way, and their numb...

08/01/2025

California to Receive Nearly $1 Billion in Previously Impounded Federal Education Funds

CA State Superintendent Tony Thurmond and the California Department of Education (CDE) today announced that the CDE has received confirmation that it will receive the entirety of the nearly $1 billion in previously impounded federal education funds for the 2025–26 school year.

“California schools have been waiting for these resources to serve students, and now nearly $1 billion of illegally impounded federal education funds will finally reach our classrooms,” said Superintendent Thurmond. “The Trump administration’s delay created unacceptable uncertainty for our schools and harmed many of our most vulnerable students. However, we are moving swiftly to ensure these funds support students, educators, and school communities without further interruption.”

On July 25, 2025, CDE received official Grant Award Notifications (GANs) for several key federal programs, signaling that ED will begin releasing funds starting the week of July 28, 2025. See https://lnkd.in/gb8vxdS4


The CDE has now received GANs for the following formula-based funding sources, as well as an updated GAN for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) grant program.

• Title I-C, ESEA: Migrant Student Education

• Title II-A, ESEA: Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants

• Title II, WIOA: Adult Education and Family Literacy Act

• Title III-A, ESEA: English Language Acquisition

• Title IV-A, ESEA: Student Support and Academic Enrichment State Grants
With the release of these GANs, the CDE is moving quickly to draw down and distribute funds to local educational agencies (LEAs) across the state.

The release of these funds means California has been awarded the full allocation of federal education funding for the 2025-26 school year. These funds are critical for sustaining and expanding educational opportunities, especially for English Learners, migrant students, adult learners, and those relying on community learning centers.

The CDE says it will continue working with California’s congressional delegation to ensure that future federal funding is secured in the fiscal year 2026 budget. For ongoing updates and a consolidated list of federal education actions in 2025, visit the CDE 2025 Responses to Federal Actions web page https://lnkd.in/gNxqYhzu
$6B Federal Funds for ELLs, PD, Literacy to be Released
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07/25/2025

$6B Federal Funds for ELLs, PD, Literacy to be Released
https://languagemagazine.com/2025/07/25/6b-federal-funds-for-ells-pd-literacy-to-be-released/

Money will be sent to states and schools next week for English Language instruction, professional development, adult literacy, etc

07/22/2025

Great Giveaway, including a free Frog!!!
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07/21/2025

https://languagemagazine.com/2025/07/18/latino-leadership-in-education/

Ulysses Navarrette spells out the national mission of ALAS

07/14/2025

https://languagemagazine.com/2025/07/14/research-empowers-education-leaders/

Leigh Mingle, Daniel Velasco, and Conor Williams explain why the administration’s decision to cut funding for education research counters the goal of local control

Leigh Mingle, Daniel Velasco, and Conor Williams explain why the administration’s decision to cut funding for education research counters the goal of local control

07/04/2025

https://languagemagazine.com/2025/07/03/administration-withholds-6-8-billion-allocated-to-schools/

Administration Withholds $6.8 Billion Allocated to Schools
The Trump administration is withholding $6.8 billion in federal funding for K-12 schools due for distribution on July 1. Department of Education staff informed state education agencies on the day before the funding, by law, was required to start flowing.

The Trump administration is withholding $6.8 billion in federal funding for K-12 schools due for distribution on July 1. Department of Education staff informed state education agencies on the day before the funding, by law, was required to start flowing. Funding is being blocked for the following pr...