j. david edwards, ph.d., executive director ashley l. lenker, program manager
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J. David Edwards, Ph.D., Executive DirectorAshley L. Lenker, Program Manager
www.languagepolicy.org
Where we go from here
LANGUAGES IN NATIONAL POLICY REFORM
ARRA: GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Spend quickly to save and create jobs Ensure transparency and accountability Thoughtfully invest one-time funds Advance effective reforms to improve
student achievement
ADVANCE CORE REFORMS: ASSURANCES
College- and career-ready standards and high-quality, valid, and reliable assessments for all students, including ELLs and students with disabilities
Pre-K to higher education data systems that meet the principles in the America COMPETES Act
Teacher effectiveness and equitable distribution of effective teachers
Intensive support and effective interventions for lowest performing schools
RACE TO THE TOP
Competitive Grants $4.35 billion discretionary fund Two phases: January 19, 2010 & June 1,
2010
NO child can reach the top without a second language!
Anna M. Munson, ARRA Audio Conference
RACE TO THE TOP: SELECTION CRITERIA & PRIORITIES State Success Factors Standards and Assessments Data Systems to Support Instruction Great Teachers and Leaders Turning Around the Lowest Achieving Schools General Selection Criteria
Absolute Priority: Comprehensive Approach to Education Reform
Competitive Preference Priority: STEM Invitational Priority: Innovations for Improving Early
Learning Outcomes Invitational Priority: Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems Invitational Priority: P-20 Coordination Invitational Priority: School Level Conditions for Reform,
Innovation, and Learning
ADDITIONAL ARRA RESOURCES
JNCL-NCLIS website: http://www.languagepolicy.org/legislation/i
ndex.html#ARRA Department of Education:
http://www.ed.gov/recovery Partnership for 21st Century Skills ASCD:
http://www.ascd.org/public_policy/Education_Stimulus_Resources.aspx
Building on what we have
CURRENT NATIONAL LANGUAGE POLICIES
CURRENT NATIONAL LANGUAGE POLICIES
National Security Language Initiative (NSLI)
National Security Education Program (NSEP)
Higher Education Act (HEA) reauthorization & Title VI/Fulbright-Hays
Foreign Language Assistance Program (FLAP)
Appropriations
NATIONAL SECURITY LANGUAGE INITIATIVE
NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION PROGRAM (NSEP)
K-16 Flagship Programs Portland Public Schools, University of
Oregon – Chinese Ohio Public Schools, Ohio State University –
Chinese Dearborn Public Schools, Michigan State
University - Arabic
HIGHER EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION
General provisions: college costs, loan accountability, textbook costs, opportunities for minorities, veterans, and students with disabilities, campus safety, energy efficiency, and competitiveness;
Broad definition of “critical foreign language” in Title I, General Principles, as suggested by JNCL-NCLIS;
New competitive grant program for math, science, technology, and critical foreign languages to serve as adjunct content specialists to support teachers in Title II, Teacher Quality Enhancement;
Provisions for loan forgiveness for teachers in high need areas, including foreign languages, in Title IV, Student Assistance;
Foreign languages as an “area of national need” in Title VII, Graduate and Post Secondary Improvement Programs;
Increased and improved linkages and outreach for foreign languages and international studies to public and private sectors, cooperation with math, sciences, and technology, increased study abroad, and reinstated FLAS fellowship eligibility in Title VI;
Creation of a new Deputy Assistant Secretary for International and Foreign Language Education in Title IX, the Department of Education Organization Act
FOREIGN LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
9%
58%2%
2%
2%
4%
2%
2%
13%
4%
Foreign Language Assistance Program (FLAP) LEA Grant Language Distribution
Arabic
Chinese
French
German
Hindi
Japanese
Korean
Russian
Spanish
Turkish*Chart represents 36 grants to LEAs, four of which are conducting programs in more than one language.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
6%
56%
13%
13%13%
Foreign Language Assistance Program (FLAP) LEA-IHE Partnership Grant
Language Distribution
Arabic
Chinese
Japanese
Korean
Russian
*Chart represents 12 grants to LEA-IHE partnerships, two of which are conducting programs in more than one language.
OMNIBUS APPROPRIATIONS ACT FY 2009:
The Bush Administration originally zero-funded a number of the programs dealing with languages and international education
FLAP will gain $600,000 totaling $26.3 million Title VI and Fulbright-Hays gain $9.8 million (to $118.8
million) FIPSE: $133.7 million America COMETES STEM grants: $1.1 million each Funding increases for research and development, Byrd
honors scholarships and Javits Fellowships, & grants to LEAs NEH receives a $10 million increase ($155 million) Department of State programs (Educational and Cultural
Exchange, Peace Corp, Inter-American Foundation, and the National Endowment for Democracy) all receive increased funding
NSEP would receive $36.7M under the DoD/ODNI request
BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS FY2010 Overall, foreign language and international education programs would remain stable
Many programs were level-funded: FLAP $26.3 million (President &House), Senate increases to $28 million 21st Century Learning Centers: $1.1 billion (level-funded by President & Senate),
House would increase $50 million Teacher Quality Partnership: $50 million (President), House & Senate slightly
decrease STEM: $1.1 million each for baccalaureate & master’s programs, House eliminates
Several programs were proposed to be eliminated by the Administration Even Start (House maintains, Senate eliminates), Javits Gifted and Talented
Education (level funded in Congress), Civic Education (House & Senate level fund), and TEACH grants
President requested increases for: Early Reading First to $162.5 million (House requests smaller increase, Senate
decreases to $30 million) Charter School Grants to $268 million by President, House & Senate recommend
$256 million Federal Pell ($19.4 billion to $28.7 billion) , House & Senate would decrease to $17.8
& $17.5 billion SMART Grants($960 million to $1 billion by all three)
National Endowment for the Humanities (final) increased by $12.5 million to $167.5 million in the Department of the Interior
Educational and Cultural Exchange would receive increases by President, House and Senate between $600 and $635 million in the Department of State
Moving forward
FUTURE NATIONAL LANGUAGE POLICIES
PENDING LEGISLATION & FUTURE POLICIES
Foreign Language Education Partnership Program (Rep. Holt, H.R. 4065)
National Foreign Language Coordination Act of 2009 (Sen. Akaka, S.1010)
Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act (S.473, H.R.2410)
Assistant Secretary of International and Foreign Language Education?
Reauthorization of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)?
LANGUAGES IN NATIONAL POLICY REFORM Where do languages fit in the big picture?
Continuing current policies New Administration Department of Education/Secretary Duncan Social/systemic reform vs. Substantive reform
Bottom line: Getting the political support we need will depend upon our political involvement and commitment.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Dr. J. David Edwards, Executive Director
Ashley L. Lenker, Program Manager
Sandra Gillis,Office Manager
JNCL-NCLIS4646 40th Street NWSuite 310Washington, DC
20016(202)-966-8477www.languagepolicy.org