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Chief Sealth International High School in Seattle recently hosted two important language events for students learning Japanese and Chinese. Washington State Japanese Immersion Day Camp On March 21, 2015, 85 high school students from 11 schools around Washington state participated in a Japanese immersion camp at Chief Sealth International High School. They were joined by 24 Japanese students on exchange through a Japanese government program called Kakehashi, and participated in cultural classes such…

Looking at all the media coverage of HB 1445 (“Using computer sciences to satisfy world language college admission requirements.” http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?year=2015&bill=1445), I am reminded of that old saying, "Any publicity is good publicity" or "There is no such thing as bad publicity." On the one hand, much of the media coverage seems to perpetuate the idea that "learning 2-3 years of a foreign language in high school is a waste of time," but, on the other…