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Southridge High offers K-12 courses in Mandarin Chinese (Miami Herald)
Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:22:34 GMT Mandarin Chinese is often not the first language that comes to mind in fulfilling a high school's foreign language requirement. Not so for 51 students at Southridge High.

Teaching English, learning Chinese in Taiwan (Chart)
Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:20:24 GMT I am an American who has never left the country and who speaks no Mandarin Chinese. Nonetheless, Taiwan will be my home for the next four months.

Let children master English (The Star)
Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:27:11 GMT AS A a parent with upper secondary school-going children, I would like to say to our leaders : Thank you for the little extra exposure that my children have had to English and please do not turn back the policy till my kids have graduated from secondary school.

Turnbull victorious in leadership spill (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:52:12 GMT Malcolm Turnbull has seized the Liberal leadership from Brendan Nelson after winning this morning's party room ballot by 45 votes to 41.

Students find new horizon in language study (The Record)
Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:33:10 GMT Gregory Griffoul greeted his classmates at Northern Highlands Regional High School with a hearty â??hello,â?? but it was in a lan¬guage few in the hallways of the Allendale school could under¬stand.

In China, Food Is Love (Radio Free Asia)
Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:36:58 GMT British-born Chinese author Helen Tse speaks about her book, Sweet Mandarin, in which she documents a family history of three generations of strong women, rising and falling fortunes—and food.

Education key component of economic future (The Daily Record)
Sun, 14 Sep 2008 08:22:10 GMT Pull quote: We celebrate a child graduating from college with a degree, but we don't celebrate a child who learns a skill and is very good at it. That's sad.

Room for one more (The Plainfield Sun)
Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:17:44 GMT Plainfield has become home for three young Chinese girls, and the girls have created a family for their adoptive parents.

Calendar (Skokie Review)
Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:21:31 GMT Based upon space availability, The Review prints calendar announcements and items for columns, including campus news, newsmakers and others for local organizations and individuals. The deadline is 10 days before the desired publication date, however there is no guarantee for publication. Send releases and items of local interest to: Skokie Review or Lincolnwood Review, 130 S. Prospect Ave., ...

Meetings (The State)
Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:16:10 GMT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SEVEN OAKS ART LEAGUE: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, at Irmo Recreation Center, 200 Leisure Lane. Program will feature artist Phillip M. Garrett. (803) 957-6994 LAKE MURRAY ASSOCIATION: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 6952 St. Andrews Road. SCE&G officials will discuss license renewal, rebalancing, dock and buffer zone changes, shoreline ...

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