Your voice in Washington

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• Your voice in Washington

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JNCL-NCLIS Mission

• The member organizations of JNCL-NCLIS are united
  in their belief that all Americans must have the
  opportunity to learn and use English and at least
  one other language. Our mission is to promote
  policies that respect and develop the language
  abilities of Americans.

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The Need

• Languages and international education are
• In the public and national interest
• Increase intellectual abilities
• Provide insight into other cultures
• A basic educational priority that lacks adequate
  support in the curriculum
• An essential tool for Americans to
• Conduct effective foreign policy
• Expand international trade
• Ensure national defense
• Enhance international communication and
  understanding

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JNCL-NCLIS Goals

• Unify the language profession
• Promote policies that respect and develop the
  language abilities of Americans
• Increase language awareness by the public
• Promote national policies that address the nation
  and its citizens needs and capabilities

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What We Do

• JNCL Activities
• Annual meetings
• Public awareness
• Coalition membership
• Information dissemination
• Website
• www.languagepolicy.org

• NCLIS Member Services
• Legislative and budget monitoring
• Legislative and policy initiatives
• Updates and alerts
• State and local support
• Advocacy training

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Accomplishments

• Gains in national support for languages and
  international studies
• Creation of numerous new federal programs
• Addressing national policy issues with a unified
  voice among language professionals
• Development of knowledge and skills in public
  interest advocacy among membership
• Increased national awareness of the importance of
  cross-cultural communications and international
  understanding

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JNCL-NCLIS History
1979 Carter Administration releases the
Presidents Commission on Languages
and International Studies
Founding Members AATF AATG AATSP ACTFL ACTR CSCTF
L NABE NCLG NECTFL
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Language Trends by Presidential Administration

• President Reagan
• JNCL-NCLIS existed to defend language programs at
  the federal level
• Congress put money into study abroad through
  CIBER
• President Bush
• Creation of FLAP, NSEP, Congressional Council on
  Languages and International Studies, NEH language
  teacher education

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Language Trends by Presidential Administration

• President Clinton
• Focus on equality and excellence
• National Education Goals
• International Education Week
• President G.W. Bush
• Focus on accountability through NCLB (2001)
• Title I (Accountability) Title II (Teacher
  Quality Training)

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Impact of September 11, 2001

• Focus on languages from a national security
  perspective
• Economic competitiveness
• Quality education
• Less commonly taught languages become major focus
• Sen. Cochran holds hearings on language needs
• Sen. Cochran and Dodd request GAO studies on
  language need
• 2000, report 25 language teacher shortage

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Impact of September 11, 2001

• University of Maryland Conference on National
  Language, 2005
• Chapel Hill Conference
• Results in NSEP flagship programs
• Portland K-16 Chinese with University of Oregon
• Dearborn K-16 Arabic with University of
  Michigan
• Lansing K-16 Chinese with University of
  Michigan

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Impact of September 11, 2001

• Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld ? Language
  Transformation Roadmap
• Secretary of State Rice ? Language Continuum
• President G.W. Bush ? National Security Language
  Initiative (NSLI), January 2006
• 114 million, affects 13 existing programs
• 1 new program

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Impact of September 11, 2001

• National Security Language Initiative
• Announced by President Bush, Secretary Rice, and
  Secretary Powell and the Summit of U.S.
  University Presidents on International Education
  on January 5, 2006

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National Security Language Initiative

• Department of Education
• FLAP
• Advancing America through Foreign Language
  Partnerships America COMPETES
• Language Teacher Corps
• E-Learning Clearinghouse
• Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative
• Department of Defense
• Expand National Flagship Language Initiative
• Civilian Linguist Reserve Corps (CLRC)

• Department of State
• U.S. Fulbright Student Program
• Intensive Summer Language Institutes
• Gilman Scholarships
• Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants
• Teacher Exchange
• Youth Exchanges
• Office of Director of National Intelligence
• STARTALK

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Lost in Translation A Review of the Federal
Governments Efforts to Develop a Foreign
Language Strategy

• Hearing held January 25, 2007 by Senate Committee
  on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
• Officially recorded the importance and need for
  well-articulated language programs in U.S.
• AKAKA VOINOVICH Hearing.ram
• Witness Testimonies
•  The Honorable Michael L. Dominguez
•  Ms. Holly Kuzmich
•  Mr. Everette Jordan
•  Ms. Rita Oleksak
•  Mr. Michael Petro
• Dr. Diane Birckbichler

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110th Congress The Big Picture

• Recap of 109th Congress
• 4 dozen new bills, 2 passed
• NSLI nearly in place
• DOD Language Roadmap
• NSEP has 37 million pending
• HEA reauthorization
• NCLB reauthorization
• Appropriations

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Legislative Highlights of the 110th Congress

• Shirley A. Chisholm U.S. Caribbean Educational
  Exchange Act
• National Security Language Act
• America COMPETES Act
• Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act
• Foreign Language Education Expansion Act
• Foreign Language Education Partnership Program
• College Cost Reduction and Access Act
• U.S. China Language Engagement Act
• Mandarin Language Teaching Grant Act
• PRIDE Act

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Higher Education Act Reauthorization

• Senate passed bill containing
• provisions to very broadly define critical
  foreign languages in Title I
• Adds foreign languages to Title II Teacher
  Quality and Enhancement and Title VII Areas of
  National Need
• Title VI, Foreign Language and International
  Education, provisions that would
• Increase outreach
• Provide undergraduate scholarships
• Improve study abroad
• Increase minority participation

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Higher Education Act Reauthorization

• Reintroduction of Sen. Enzis S.1614 amendments
  from 109th Congress
• Goals include strengthening
• International Education Programs (Title VI)
• Teacher Quality Enhancement (Title II)
• Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary
  Education (FIPSE) (Title VII)

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Congressionally Mandated Study of Title VI
Fulbright/Hays

• Conducted by National Research Council of the
  National Academies
• Generally conclude that programs are doing a good
  job
• Make 12 recommendations for improvement
• Conclude that these programs should be under
  direction of an executive-level position
  requiring Presidential appointment and Senate
  confirmation
• possible Assistant Secretary of International and
  Foreign Language Education in ED

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No Child Left Behind Reauthorization
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Elementary and Secondary Education Act

• House and Senate holding hearings considering
  legislation to reauthorize NCLB
• Both committees have released discussion drafts
• Significant new provisions impacting languages
• Creating support for articulated K-12/13-16
  programs
• Language partnerships (H.R. 2111)
• Loan forgiveness for language majors/teachers

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Foreign Language Assistance Program
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Foreign Language Assistance Program
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America COMPETES

• To invest in the innovation of education to
  improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the
  global economy
• Bipartisan response to the National Academies
  Rising Above the Gathering Storm report and the
  Council on Competitiveness Innovate America
  report

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America COMPETES Objectives

• Increase research investment
• Strengthen educational opportunities in science,
  technology, engineering and mathematics from
  elementary through graduate school
• Develop and innovate infrastructure
• Expand AP and IB programs and funding for math,
  science, engineering, and technology
• Develop and implement programs for bachelors and
  masters degrees in critical foreign languages
  with concurrent teaching credentials
• Expand critical foreign language programs in
  elementary and secondary schools in order to
  increase the number of students studying and
  becoming proficient in these languages
• Develop and educate more teachers in these
  subject areas

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College Cost Reduction Access Act
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College Cost Reduction Access Act

• Signed into law September 27, 2007
• Single largest investment in college aid since GI
  bill, at no cost to taxpayers
• Law proposals
• Strengthen middle class by making college more
  affordable
• Increase the purchasing power of the Pell Grant
  scholarship
• Ensure a highly qualified teacher in every
  classroom
• Encourage and reward public service
• Encourage philanthropic participation in college
  retention and financing
• Make landmark new investments in historically
  black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving
  institutions, tribally controlled colleges and
  universities, Alaskan and Hawaiian native
  institutions, and predominantly black
  institutions
• TEACH Grants

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Appropriations FY 2008

• FLAP House and Senate recommend 26.8 million,
  3 million more than Presidents request
• Advancing America Through Foreign Language
  Partnerships (NSLI) 24 million from President,
  12 million from Senate
• President Senate would level fund Title
  VI/Fulbright-Hays, but House recommends almost
  10 million increase (115.6)
• House and Senate would considerably increase
  FIPSE
• House and Senate fund most of the programs that
  Administration would eliminate

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Currently at JNCL-NCLIS

• Exploring position statements regarding
• Need for language supervisor in every state
• Need for high-quality, prepared language teachers
• All languages are important
• Working for support of language education in
  reauthorization of NCLB
• Working to amend Titles I, II, VI, VII of HEA
• Active conference participation
• Preparation for annual Delegate Assembly
• Washington Court Hotel May 1-3, 2008

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Additional Resources

• Legislation
• http//thomas.loc.gov
• www.govtrack.com
• NSLI Information
• http//www.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/competitiveness/n
  sli/index.html
• FLAP Information
• http//www.ncela.gwu.edu/

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Contact Information

• Dr. J. David Edwards, Executive Director
• info_at_languagepolicy.org
• Ashley Lenker,
• Program Associate
• programs_at_languagepolicy.org
• Alisha Reaves,
• Office Manager
• info_at_languagepolicy.org

• JNCL-NCLIS
• 4646 40th Street NW, Ste. 310
• Washington, DC 20016
• (202)-966-8477
• www.languagepolicy.org