Are America's schools ready for world-class standards?

• Published in: Educational Leadership Vol. 51; no. 8; p. 86
• Main Author: Met, Myriam
• Format: Trade Publication Article
• Language: English
• Published: Alexandria Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development 01.05.1994
• Subjects: Bilingual education; Education policy; Language policy; United States > US

Students in the US are so far behind their peers in learning foreign languages that the US cannot even be included in international assessments of foreign language performance. All students, not just those that are college-bound, need to learn a foreign language to interact effectively with people o...