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Your Voice on Capitol Hill in D.C.
Your Voice on Capitol Hill in D.C.
SPECIAL JNCL NEWSBRIEF : March 2025
Please see the special edition newsbrief above for the JNCL response and information regarding some of the current actions affecting our world language educators. If you would like to send a message to your federal legislator, JNCL has put together a Call to Action that makes it easy for you to identify your legislators and send them a message showing your support for the reversal of some current cuts to services to our profession and students.
Here is a link to the Call to Action to send a letter to your congress representatives.FLANC wants to remind our members to respond as a private citizen using a personal email. Use of your work email requires that you request permission to respond to a Call to Action such as this from your school, district or organization.
JNCL announces 2025 Advocacy Days!
March 3rd and 4th on person on the Hill
October 7 virtual event.
Both events are open to all advocates. Click here for more information and registration!
All the latest media releases by JNCL on the latest policy developments affecting the Language Enterprise in the US.
On July 30th 2024, the Joint National Committee for Languages (JNCL) hosted a timely congressional briefing on federal efforts to address the language education crisis in K-12 schools. The briefing was supported by the America’s Languages Caucus House Co-Chairs, Representative Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and Representative Jen Kiggans (R-VA).
The event featured a panel discussion between recipients of the World Language Advancement and Readiness Grants Program (WLARP), and experts from the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence who emphasized how vital language education is to national security and intelligence.
It is clear that there is a critical need for federal support in language education to ensure national security, economic competitiveness, and cultural understanding. This briefing is a testament to the collective effort required to address the language skills gap and foster a nation that values and uplifts multilingualism.
Click here to read the recap and access the recording and booklet!
https://www.languagepolicy.org
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