Native Languages Bill Takes Another Step Forward (fwd link)

[Phillip E Cash Cash]

Native Languages Bill Takes Another Step Forward

By Carol Berry March 24, 2012
USA

Native American language teaching won a victory March 21 when a bill that
would help to preserve tribal languages sailed through an education
committee of the Colorado House of Representatives by unanimous vote. The
bill, already approved in a Senate hearing, appears destined for the
governor’s signature and enactment.

The bill would allow tribal elders and other fluent speakers of the Native
languages of federally recognized tribes to teach the languages even though
they may not have teaching licenses. They would be under the supervision of
qualified teachers in order to obtain license waivers from the Colorado
Department of Education (CDE).

Read more:
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/03/24/native-languages-bill-takes-another-step-forward-104299
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