April 6, 2007
Education Department Needs an Official 'With Clout' to Oversee Foreign-Language Study, Report Says
The U.S. Department of Education needs a high-ranking official to oversee its efforts to expand Americans' proficiency in foreign languages and knowledge of international affairs, according to a report released last week by the National Academies' National Research Council.
The report was prepared by a committee convened to review the "adequacy and effectiveness" of language and foreign-affairs programs, which are supported under two federal laws — Title VI of the Higher
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