HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.C.R. NO.

75

TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

Requesting the department of education to support the creation of foreign language immersion classes in public elementary schools.

 

 


     WHEREAS, Hawaii is a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural society that blends diverse food, customs, and languages; and

 

     WHEREAS, this melting pot has yet to extend to foreign language education in the State's public elementary schools; and

 

     WHEREAS, although foreign languages are offered in the State's public high schools, there are several benefits to teaching children a foreign language beginning in kindergarten; and

 

     WHEREAS, research has shown a positive correlation between the study of a foreign language and increased cognitive and academic ability, leading to improved student performance indicators; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-seventh Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2013, the Senate concurring, that the Department of Education is requested to support the creation of foreign language immersion classes in public elementary schools; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Superintendent of Education and Chairperson of the Board of Education.

 

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title: 

Department of Education; Foreign Languages; Public Elementary Schools