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Dual‑language immersion advocates ask for reinstatement of $500,000 competitive grant line
Summary
Representatives of dual‑language and foreign‑language organizations asked the committee to restore $500,000 in competitive grants for K‑12 dual‑language immersion programs, saying programs have grown from a handful to dozens and deliver bilingual/multilingual benefits for students and the state workforce.
Speakers representing language‑education organizations and dual‑language immersion (DLI) schools urged the subcommittee to reinstate a competitive grant program that previously provided startup funds for DLI programs.
Judy Carlstrand, past president of the Indiana Foreign Language Teachers Association, asked lawmakers to “reinstate the $500,000 in competitive grants for dual language…
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