<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Joint National Committee for Languages]]></title><description><![CDATA[JNCL]]></description><link>https://www.languagepolicy.org/newsroom</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:25:30 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.languagepolicy.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[House Passes FY26 Appropriations Minibus]]></title><description><![CDATA[This afternoon, the House of Representatives passed, on a vote of 217 to 214 , a five bill FY26 Appropriations minibus that contains final FY26 funding for the Departments of Labor, HHS, Education, Transportation, HUD, State, and Defense. It does not include final FY26 funding for the Department of Homeland Security as a result of Senate Democrats forcing the Senate to remove this bill from the package over ICE’s controversial activities in Minneapolis. Instead of funding Homeland Security...]]></description><link>https://www.languagepolicy.org/post/house-passes-fy26-appropriations-minibus</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69825118f7bcecc0aef69e9b</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Breaking News]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4413c9_e19133b87806483690ec9bd33407d63c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_513,h_385,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Bernstein </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advocacy Delivers: Language Education Wins in FY26 Minibus, WLARA Funding Increase]]></title><description><![CDATA[House and Senate Appropriations Committees released a four bill FY26 “minibus” appropriations bill that contains final compromise funding levels for the Departments of Defense Labor, HHS, and Education. The great news is that the World Language Advancement and Readiness Grants program at the Department of Defense was not only preserved but received a 50% increase. Additionally, key K-12 programs that the Trump Administration proposed for elimination – including Title II-A (professional developme]]></description><link>https://www.languagepolicy.org/post/advocacy-delivers-language-education-wins-in-fy26-minibus-wlara-funding-increase</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696fffb8f2ac75af02ccd9c4</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category><category><![CDATA[Advocacy Alerts]]></category><category><![CDATA[Press Releases]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 23:33:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4413c9_906ff5e065eb4f43841cafbb05770306~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_390,h_290,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Bernstein </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[USDE Offices Redistributed Across Federal Government Departments]]></title><description><![CDATA[the US Department of Education announced that it had concluded six interagency agreements with four other federal agencies that will transfer some but not all responsibility for multiple USDE education programs. Virtually all major language education programs housed currently by the Department of Education will be impacted.]]></description><link>https://www.languagepolicy.org/post/usde-offices-redistributed-across-federal-government-departments</link><guid isPermaLink="false">691d16bf9ea679da4395c7fa</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Breaking News]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:23:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4413c9_f3ebfb6852a0410fbfcd5f4efd6ab418~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Bernstein </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Begins to Grapple with Artificial Intelligence -  Implications for Schools, Students and Parents]]></title><description><![CDATA[As artificial intelligence continues to transform education, language educators have been among the early adopters of tools that use AI and chatbots to enhance communication, feedback, and personalized learning. However, as Congress moves forward with new legislative efforts to regulate artificial intelligence in schools, these policies will directly influence how educators and students are able to use AI-driven tools for instruction and assessment. ]]></description><link>https://www.languagepolicy.org/post/congress-begins-to-grapple-with-artificial-intelligence-implications-for-schools-students-and-pa</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6904f98b07f57e482087ab8e</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 18:20:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4413c9_f56c24bf683046f29d09550dd284ce63~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_896,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Bernstein </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indiana Files Request to Consolidate K-12 Programs into a Single Block Grant]]></title><description><![CDATA[the state of Indiana submitted to the U.S. Department of Education a request to consolidate multiple federal K-12 programs, including all or parts of Titles I (migrant education but not state grants), II-A, III and IV A and B, into a single block grant, which could be used for “any activity authorized under the” Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). ]]></description><link>https://www.languagepolicy.org/post/indiana-files-request-to-consolidate-k-12-programs-into-a-single-block-grant</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68fac5c2dc39b5e10ea9019e</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Breaking News]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:34:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4413c9_93bb46bd2ed44d1cb3193422843a806e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Bernstein </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[House Appropriators Propose Deep Cuts to FY26 Language Education Funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[The House Labor HHS Education Appropriations Subcommittee is expected to approve at its September 2nd mark-up a FY26 funding bill which would cut the Department of Education by $12 billion (-15% cut). It would also decimate key language education programs, eliminating funding for ESEA Title II-A (professional development), Title III (English Language Acquisition), and HEA Title VI Fulbright Hays (language education and study abroad). ]]></description><link>https://www.languagepolicy.org/post/house-appropriators-propose-deep-cuts-to-fy26-language-education-funding</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68b654d1fcffb11462e35c96</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category><category><![CDATA[Advocacy Alerts]]></category><category><![CDATA[Press Releases]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4413c9_b2e6292fc0f842bcb5541571a0393015~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_978,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Bernstein </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Executive Order on Oversight of Federal Grants Released]]></title><description><![CDATA[the President signed an Executive Order (EO) on Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking. This new standard of review is likely to further delay grant awards and appears intended to skew awards away from the usual recipients, particularly higher education research institutions that the Administration has been assailing. It also reinforces ongoing efforts to prevent federal grants from supporting DEI, gender ideology or anything else not aligned with the Administration’s views. This new review ]]></description><link>https://www.languagepolicy.org/post/executive-order-on-oversight-of-federal-grants-released</link><guid isPermaLink="false">689b889d1b954e09d4d8eb78</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2025 19:01:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4413c9_b2e6292fc0f842bcb5541571a0393015~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_978,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Bernstein </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Moderate FY26 Labor HHS Education Bill and Defense Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[On July 31st, the Senate Appropriations Committee debated and approved its version of the FY26 Labor HHS Education Appropriations and Defense bills, clearing them for floor action after Congress’s August recess.]]></description><link>https://www.languagepolicy.org/post/senate-appropriations-committee-approves-moderate-fy26-labor-hhs-education-bill-and-defense-bill</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688bcdbbf8dd1fd27c7f4eb2</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Breaking News]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 20:36:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4413c9_cdc2d43c97484b4181d8242e67201616~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_978,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Bernstein </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Administration Announces Release of All FY25 Withheld K-12 and Adult Education Funds ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, after weeks of pressure from educators, including much advocacy work from JNCL-NCLIS advocates alongside educational partners, Democratic and Republican members of Congress, state Governors and Attorney Generals, the Trump Administration announced that it would release $5.5 billion in Fiscal Year 2025 K-12 and adult education funding that it had withheld from allocating to states for more than three weeks.]]></description><link>https://www.languagepolicy.org/post/administration-announces-release-of-all-fy25-withheld-k-12-and-adult-education-funds</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6883cfa1eb034c7a03b68408</guid><category><![CDATA[Breaking News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Press Releases]]></category><category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 20:21:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4413c9_b2e6292fc0f842bcb5541571a0393015~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_978,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Bernstein </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[JNCL-NCLIS Shares Developments on Federal Funds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Department of Education and the White House Office of Management and Budget continues to withhold $5.5 billion in Congressionally...]]></description><link>https://www.languagepolicy.org/post/jncl-nclis-shares-developments-on-federal-funds</link><guid 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url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4413c9_b2e6292fc0f842bcb5541571a0393015~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_978,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Bernstein </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statement from JNCL-NCLIS on the U.S. Supreme Court Decision Regarding the Department of Education]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court's decision to allow the President and the Secretary of Education to fire nearly half of  the Department of Education’s expert staff will have terrible consequences for our country. ]]></description><link>https://www.languagepolicy.org/post/official-statement-from-jncl-nclis-on-the-u-s-supreme-court-decision-regarding-the-department-of-ed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6876d7613884aebe546c502e</guid><category><![CDATA[Press Releases]]></category><category><![CDATA[Public Statement]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 22:44:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Amanda Seewald</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[24 State Attorneys General Sue for Release of FY25 Money]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, 24 states filed suit in federal district court in Rhode Island against the Department of Education, the Office of Management and Budget, and the President for failing to allocate more than $6 billion Fiscal Year 2025 education funds on July 1st.]]></description><link>https://www.languagepolicy.org/post/24-state-attorneys-general-sue-for-release-of-fy25-money</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68755c95d678f6de33534865</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Press Releases]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 19:59:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_0fcef054c5ab48648b9e9e815fa2dc36~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Bernstein </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congressional Leaders Demand Release of FY 2025 Education Funds]]></title><description><![CDATA[On July 10th, Democratic leaders in both the House and Senate sent formal letters to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the...]]></description><link>https://www.languagepolicy.org/post/congressional-leaders-demand-release-of-fy-2025-education-funds</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68714354ac041791c787ff5f</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 18:20:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4413c9_78e1f84740754791945bc59c32f78471~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_460,h_340,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Amanda Seewald</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearly $7 Billion in FY25 Allocation Delays Officially Announced.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Major detriment to education nationwide. The day before states were supposed to receive the first tranche of their FY25 K-12 education...]]></description><link>https://www.languagepolicy.org/post/nearly-7-billion-in-fy25-allocation-delays-officially-announced</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68653b15b1175d679ccbb796</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 14:49:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4413c9_938a1917cdea4724a5b45ee4ff4c41d2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Bernstein </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[FY25 Allocation Delays and Potential Impoundment Endanger Language Education and  More.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Less than a week before  July 1st, the date on which states are supposed to receive the first tranche if their FY25 K-12 education funds,...]]></description><link>https://www.languagepolicy.org/post/fy25-allocation-delays-and-potential-impoundment-endanger-language-education-and-more</link><guid isPermaLink="false">685d49bc7d12e91fd9bb3731</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category><category><![CDATA[Advocacy Alerts]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 13:32:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4413c9_67d4760321b04b5996935e911bb68e28~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_978,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Bernstein </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Next Voice: Through the Student Lens ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The JNCL-NCLIS Student Advocate Blog provides the opportunity for American students to share their perspectives on the importance of...]]></description><link>https://www.languagepolicy.org/post/jncl-student-advocacy-blog</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6838a0ec05d24dc7562cdaca</guid><category><![CDATA[Next Voice:Through the Student Lens]]></category><category><![CDATA[JNCL Student Advocacy Blog]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 18:39:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4413c9_57df347ac3b1457e864d5853b4ebdc66~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_935,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Student </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[JNCL-NCLIS Decries Massive Language Education Cuts in President’s Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Friday, the White House Office of Management and Budget released a topline budget for  Fiscal Year 2026 that would slash funding for many language education programs. ]]></description><link>https://www.languagepolicy.org/post/jncl-nclis-decries-massive-language-education-cuts-in-president-s-budget</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6818a92f3c31629a4447a11a</guid><category><![CDATA[Press Releases]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 12:14:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4413c9_41071c7f81f7485eaeff532755515b7c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Bernstein </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[JNCL-NCLIS Joins K-12 Education Organizations in Letter Supporting Regular Allocation for Title II-A]]></title><description><![CDATA[Concerned with reports that the U.S. Department of Education is considering diverting at least some of the $2.19 billion in professional...]]></description><link>https://www.languagepolicy.org/post/jncl-nclis-joins-k-12-education-organizations-in-letter-supporting-regular-allocation-for-title-ii-a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68123d5f1cc052b94e6a29e9</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Community Notes]]></category><category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:11:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4413c9_a7e921209fe6440ba11817dd431b8aff~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Bernstein </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[JNCL-NCLIS Categorically Rejects Executive Order to Close the Department of Education]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Joint National Committee for Languages – National Council for Languages and International Studies (JNCL-NCLIS) strongly objects to...]]></description><link>https://www.languagepolicy.org/post/jncl-nclis-categorically-rejects-executive-order-to-close-the-department-of-education</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67dcb9fca412eb0302e6a93f</guid><category><![CDATA[Public Statement]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 13:40:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4413c9_68a02720482641b7bf85a30e4e1e016a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_899,h_670,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Amanda Seewald</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>