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From http://www.asiamattersforamerica.org/asia/asian-language-education-on-the-rise-throughout-america

Asian Language Education on the Rise throughout America
by Olivia Waring
December 30, 2014

Though language education overall is being negatively affected by budget cuts, there has been a slow but unmistakable gravitation towards Asian languages among students and educators. At both the primary and secondary school levels, the percentage of schools offering Chinese programs grew by about 3 points between 1997 and 2008, while French and German programs dwindled. Chinese and Japanese Advanced Placement exams were introduced in 2007, and since then, the number of high schools administering AP Chinese and Japanese programs has grown by 253% and 83%, respectively. During this same interval, Spanish witnessed a more modest growth of 14%, and French and German programs declined by 7% and 12%, respectively.

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