[lg policy] ] American students falling far behind international counterparts in learning languages

[Harold Schiffman]

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Fox8.com



American students falling far behind international counterparts in
learning languages



American students are falling far behind their international
counterparts in learning second languages, creating economic
disadvantages for U.S. businesses and raising national security
concerns.

Virtually all European and Asian elementary students study a second
language. But 97 percent of Ohio and Kentucky students do not because
their schools don't offer it.



Full story:

http://www.fox8.com/news/sns-ap-oh--foreignlanguages-fallingbehind,0,6540336.story

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