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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">CNN</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">China-sponsored language programs in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> raise concerns, hopes</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Teaching Mandarin is a growing trend across schools in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region>, where the number of students enrolling in Chinese language and cultural programs has tripled in recent years.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">A school district outside <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Columbus</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State></st1:place>, is on track to receive more than $1 million in federal grant money for its Chinese arts and language program. But what's really caught people's attention is the $30,000 that the district is getting from the government of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Full story:</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/19/china.funds.language.programs/</P></DIV></BODY></HTML>