S 2307
World Language Advancement and Readiness Act of 2019
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The World Language Advancement and Readiness Act of 2019 seeks to improve world language education in U.S. elementary and secondary schools. It authorizes the Department of Defense to provide competitive grants to state and local educational agencies to establish, improve, or expand these programs. The bill highlights the importance of language proficiency for national security and economic competitiveness, and aims to address the current gap in U.S. language education compared to other nations. It also includes specific provisions to support Native American languages and innovative language learning approaches.
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