Some areas of new research into language education include Native American and Alaska Native Children grants, Foreign Language Assistance Program (FLAP) grants and Less-Commonly-Taught Languages (LCTL) research.
The United States Department of Education (DOE) provides grants to promote teaching English and traditional Native American languages to all Native American and native Alaskan .
students. The program encourages partnership between educators and parents, and it covers students in grades K through 12.
FLAP grants were federally funded and promote teaching foreign language in both elementary and secondary schools. The federal funding for this program was eliminated by Congress in 2012.
Michigan State University, in coordination with the US DOE, operates LCTL programs which bring educators with diverse language backgrounds together with students who speak less common languages. The program seeks to provide better methods to accurately test these students' language abilities.
More Reference Links: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oela/programs.html http://clear.msu.edu/assessment/?page_id=22
