China-sponsored language programs in U.S. raise concerns, hopes

[Francis Hult]

CNN

 

China-sponsored language programs in U.S. raise concerns, hopes

 

Teaching Mandarin is a growing trend across schools in the United States, where the number of students enrolling in Chinese language and cultural programs has tripled in recent years.

 

A school district outside Columbus, Ohio, 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 China. 

 

Full story:

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/19/china.funds.language.programs/

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