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Below are links to some recent articles about developing Chinese programs in the U.S. and abroad.

Arizona Daily Star: Mandarin in demand at local schools
Tuscon schools join thousands of others across the nation who are preparing for their first year of Chinese classes.
http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/137139

New Zealand Herald: China goes global with Confucius
China's Confucius Institute plans to open 100 more schools worldwide by 2010.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10390638

People's Daily Online: Exchange to improve Chinese teaching
Next year, students and staff from schools in China and the United Kingdom will begin learning and training in each other's schools.
http://english.people.com.cn/200607/20/eng20060720_284946.html

Standard-Examiner: State Plans To Add More Chinese, Arabic Classes
Utah state revamps its language programs, adding "critical languages" but maintaining the more commonly-taught Spanish, French, and German.
http://kutv.com/local/local_story_197224516.html

The following articles profile two state superintendents who visited schools in China as part of a project to bring Chinese teachers to U.S. schools.

The Charleston Gazette: State schools plan courses in Chinese language, culture
http://wvgazette.com/section/News/2006071615

Cincinnati.com: Chinese program in the works
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060710/NEWS0102/607100355/1058/NEWS01
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