Language-learning programs scarce in Pacific Stars and Stripes
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — With U.S. servicemembers stationed throughout the world, military commanders have realized that troops who can speak the local language are a valuable tactical asset.
Taking a step toward understanding Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
Matthew Mueller, a Rochester fire captain, volunteered to learn a language other than Spanish, but the city contracted with a company that wasn't fully geared to teach Arabic, and it doesn't offer Somali. So Mueller, like other firefighters and police officers, wound up with Spanish -- even though school data suggest three-quarters of Rochester's immigrant population speak other languages. That
Letting their hands do their talking Springfield News-Sun
Allison Schuyler, 5, learns her vocabulary a handful at a time. Milk. Cookie. Chocolate. Cat. They are just a few of the words she knows in sign language.
New sign language program combines songs, playtime Fayette County Review
Kindermusik with Amy Martin offers a new music and sign language program that combines songs and playtime. The program, called Sign & Sing, is based on methods shown to speed language development in hearing children, ease frustration and enhance long-term learning abilities.
Santa hears the call Post-Tribune
Santa Claus knows many languages. Saturday, in Hobart, he got the chance to communicate in American Sign Language. The reactions of the children who got the chance to sit in his lap and open gifts cended any challenges created by hearing loss.
Teachers become students: Educators take classes to learn new math methods and save money Eagle-Tribune Online
HAVERHILL - Brett Legault envisioned having to spend more than $15,000 to obtain his master's degree in mathematics. Earlier this fall, the Haverhill High teacher signed up for a three-credit online course costing him $1,400 through an out-of-state college.
Citizenship test 'discriminatory' ABC via Yahoo!7 News
Ethnic groups say the Federal Government's decision to go ahead with a citizenship test for migrants is discriminatory.
Tajik girls drop school to marry BBC News
Girls brought up in Tajikistan to be good Muslims and obedient wives are increasingly abandoning education.
November 2006 glimpses USA Today
Here is a closer look at many of the U.S. military personnel killed in November because of the conflict in Iraq.
Signing Santa boosts holiday spirits Plano Courier
On Tuesday, more than 150 hearing-impaired children from Plano, Dallas and Mesquite schools gathered at The Shops at Willow Bend to share their holiday wish lists with Santa Claus.

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