Senator Introduces Biliteracy Education Seal and Teaching (BEST) Act

[Disir]

Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) has introduced the Biliteracy Education Seal and Teaching (BEST) Act(S. 3328) into the U.S. senate. The act broadens the definition of “second language” to include Native American languages, and Classical Languages.

The BEST Act: To further promote biliteracy across the country, the BEST Act would authorize $10 million to award grants to states to establish, improve, and implement Seal of Biliteracy programs.Endorsing organizations include the Joint National Committee for Languages—National Council for Languages and International Studies,National Association for Bilingual Education, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, National Coalition of Native American Language Schools and Programs, and American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.
Senator Introduces Biliteracy Education Seal and Teaching (BEST) Act - Language Magazine

This is it:
Text of S. 3328: BEST Act (Introduced version) - GovTrack.us

Does it do enough? There's only like a 3% chance of it passing.

 

[Oddball]

It's done by gubmint, which means that it will cost a shit-ton and will never ever be enough.

It's way beyond time to fully privatize education.

Alliance for Separation of School and State Home

 

[Picaro]

lol another joke bill in an election cycle, meant to pander to alien commies and violent La Raza racists. Latin, Spanish, German, and French have been available in most Jr. high and high schools forever, and a foreign language has been required for a lot of college degrees. What they want is just another scam to pay bigger bucks to racists who speak Spanish and bigger bucks to 'native American' teachers of irrelevant and essentially dead languages.

 

[Unkotare]

Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) has introduced the Biliteracy Education Seal and Teaching (BEST) Act(S. 3328) into the U.S. senate. The act broadens the definition of “second language” to include Native American languages, and Classical Languages.

The BEST Act: To further promote biliteracy across the country, the BEST Act would authorize $10 million to award grants to states to establish, improve, and implement Seal of Biliteracy programs.Endorsing organizations include the Joint National Committee for Languages—National Council for Languages and International Studies,National Association for Bilingual Education, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, National Coalition of Native American Language Schools and Programs, and American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.
Senator Introduces Biliteracy Education Seal and Teaching (BEST) Act - Language Magazine

This is it:
Text of S. 3328: BEST Act (Introduced version) - GovTrack.us

Does it do enough? There's only like a 3% chance of it passing.

The Seal of Biliteracy on the high school diploma is already being used in MA.