Education Week – Corey Mitchell
“Students from 20 Chicago high schools will be able to earn the “seal of biliteracy” this year. The program will expand to all the city’s high schools for the 2015-16 school year…Illinois is among a growing number of states that offer special recognition on high school diplomas for graduates who demonstrate fluency in two or more languages…Lawmakers established Illinois’ biliteracy seal in August 2013, based on the concept that “proficiency in multiple languages is critical in enabling this state to participate effectively in a global, political, social, and economic context and in expanding trade with other countries.””(more)