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From https://theglobalseal.com/blog/2019/6/10/the-global-seal-of-biliteracy-perspective-awards-affirm-credentials-empower

We've been closely monitoring the Seal of Biliteracy movement in InterCom, and more recently the Global Seal of Biliteracy initiative (https://caslsintercom.uoregon.edu/content/25561). Naturally, we're also very proud of the 210 students here at the University of Oregon who just earned a Global Seal of Biliteracy this year (https://rl.uoregon.edu/2019/06/10/uo-language-students-earn-global-seal-of-biliteracy/).

You can keep up with the latest news about the Global Seal of Biliteracy in this recent blog post by Linda Egnatz, the executive director of the program. Among other news, she focuses on the importance of viewing this credential as one step in the life-long journey towards greater and greater language proficiency.

Read what she has to say here: https://theglobalseal.com/blog/2019/6/10/the-global-seal-of-biliteracy-perspective-awards-affirm-credentials-empower

Meanwhile, on June 5, Representative Julia Brownley [D-CA-26] reintroduced H.R.3119 or the “Biliteracy Education Seal and Teaching (BEST) Act”. This bill would create a program of 2-year grants to State Education Agencies (SEAs) to develop, implement, or improve the Seal of Biliteracy, with additional funding for high-impact districts to defray the cost of testing. Learn more about this bill and how you can support it at https://languagepolicy.org/seal-of-biliteracy-legislation-introduced-in-116th-congress/