Tag: languages
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What languages are spoken most in the St. Cloud area?
Minnesota is home to a high degree of linguistic diversity, with dozens of languages represented in the St. Cloud area. Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=68fba85e01c14b05be1f7c4f59bee1bb&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.sctimes.com%2fstory%2fnews%2flocal%2f2025%2f10%2f24%2fminnesota-home-to-high-linguistic-diversity-unique-languages%2f86427921007%2f&c=2057214131830121984&mkt=en-us
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Minnesota’s language diversity offers a snapshot of a changing state
What are the most common non-English languages spoken in Minnesota homes? The Census Bureau’s data shapes policy and highlights the state’s immigration patterns and linguistic diversity. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/immigration/minnesota-non-english-languages-census-data/
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What languages are most spoken in Minnesota homes?
When you’re living outside of a place that is usually considered home, it helps bring people together.” About 1 in 5 people in the United States speak a language other than English at home, … Full story: https://www.msn.com/
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New book collection aims to keep native languages alive
The new ‘Community languages collection’ at the LE Phillips Public Library has already caught many people’s eye, specifically those who speak a native language like French, Hmong, even Ojibwe. Y para … Full story: https://www.msn.com/
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New book collection aims to keep native languages alive
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) – The new ‘Community languages collection’ at the LE Phillips Public Library has already caught many people’s eye, specifically those who speak a native language like French, … Full story: https://www.weau.com/2025/07/12/new-book-collection-aims-keep-native-languages-alive/
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From ‘Tudo bem?’ to ‘Gracias,’ a growing share of US residents speak a language other than English
New figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau show that 22% of U.S. residents spoke a language other than English at home. Full story: https://www.bostonherald.com/2025/06/04/languages-spoken-in-us-homes/
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Does Speaking Two Languages Hurt Students? Experts Say No
While some education leaders, including former Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, advocate for multilingualism for all students, they do so largely because of research highlighting the linguistic, … Full story: https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/does-speaking-two-languages-hurt-students-experts-say-no/2025/05
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Inside the Rare and Rewarding Work of Teaching the Hmong Language
Teachers in less commonly taught languages such as Hmong face unique challenges and opportunities in dual-language classrooms. Full story: https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/inside-the-rare-and-rewarding-work-of-teaching-the-hmong-language/2025/05
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Hmong music brings language to life in Fox Valley schools for AAPI Heritage Month
Neng Thao is traveling to area schools to perform and teach about musical surrogate languages, using instruments to “speak” Hmong. Full story: https://fox11online.com/news/education/hmong-music-brings-language-to-life-in-fox-valley-schools-for-aapi-heritage-month
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How Schools Build Dual-Language Programs for Less Commonly Taught Languages
Researchers highlight some of the unique solutions to challenges faced when teaching in less commonly taught languages. Full story: https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/how-schools-build-dual-language-programs-for-less-commonly-taught-languages/2025/04
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For the first time, Minnesota teachers can become licensed to teach Karen, Somali and other heritage languages
Thanks to a 2023 law and programs at Concordia College and the University of Minnesota, dozens of Minnesota teachers are on track to become licensed to teach heritage languages — including two of the … Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/education/minnesota-teachers-heritage-language-licenses-hmong-karen-somali/
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Good morning in Hmong, Korean, German and Southern on FOX 9 Morning News
Christmas morning, FOX 9 anchors were spreading joy and greetings in 4 different languages. And perhaps making some history too. Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/good-morning-hmong-korean-german-184927974.html
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How AI Text Translators Could Improve K-12 Engagement
Some Minnesota educators have signed onto apps and platforms that use machine- learning algorithms to help translate websites, newsletters and even texts to parents into multiple languages. Full story: https://www.govtech.com/education/k-12/how-ai-text-translators-could-improve-k-12-engagement
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First Book Ups Bilingual Offerings with Barefoot Books
Literacy and education nonprofit First Book has added a World Languages category within its First Book Marketplace—the online site where eligible First Book members can obtain books for underserved … Full story: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/96448-first-book-ups-bilingual-offerings-with-barefoot-books.html
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Spanish, Yup’ik, Lao and more: Anchorage School District students speak a combined 112 languages
Anchorage is home to some of the most diverse public schools in the country. The school district relies on specialized programs to support its many students with language needs. Full story: https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/education/2024/11/09/spanish-yupik-lao-and-more-anchorage-school-district-students-speak-a-combined-112-languages/
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Milwaukee’s New Tool To Fight Reckless Driving? Public Art
Messages about positive behavior, in three languages (English, Spanish, Hmong), are interspersed with 50 hand-carved images of Milwaukee buildings from all across the city, illustrating that the … Full story: https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2024/08/14/city-hall-milwaukees-new-tool-to-fight-reckless-driving-public-art/
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FUSD students learn about Hmong and Khmer language and culture in Summer Academy class
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Students are leaning into learning more about the Hmong and Khmer cultures and languages. The pages of books are coming to life in Padao Thoa’s class this summer. Students are … Full story: https://abc30.com/post/fusd-students-learn-hmong-khmer-language-culture-summer/14949911/
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Eye on the Y: BYU Law Professor awarded by the AALS, newest winter 2024 nursing cohort, Max Steiner’s scores made more accessible
The newest nursing cohort speaks languages such as Spanish, French, Japanese, Tagalog, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Mandarin, Hungarian, Slovak and Hmong. The cohort averages a 3.77 GPA, maintaining … Full story: https://universe.byu.edu/2024/01/19/eye-on-the-y-byu-law-professor-is-awarded-by-the-aals-newest-winter-2024-nursing-cohort-max-steiners-scores-are-made-more-accessible/