Alexander Pushes English, U.S. History Education For America’s Newcomers

Senators Lamar Alexander and Kirsten Gillibrand have introduced legislation to teach English, U.S. history and civics to immigrants. They need this knowledge to become Americans. - - Donna Poisl

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U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) announced his introduction of legislation to help legal American immigrants learn English and obtain a basic grasp of U.S. history and civics, which he says “they need to grow and thrive in America.”

He said that the release of a report he asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to produce on the state of English language proficiency in the U.S. further demonstrated how needed this legislation is.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Alexander introduced the Strengthen and Unite Communities with Civics Education and English Skills Act of 2009 to address many of the needs the GAO study confirmed.
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