The Seal of Biliteracy: A 10-year Retrospective
Location: 3020-C Ohio Union, Interfaith Prayer and Reflection Room, 1739 N. High St., Columbus, Ohio 43210
Date: Thursday, April 14, 2022
Time: 4:30 to 5:30 pm
Event Speaker: Dr. Kristin J. Davin, Associate Professor of World Language Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Registration is required: To attend in-person, register here. To attend on Zoom, register here.
Last year marked the 10-year anniversary of the adoption of the Seal of Biliteracy in California. The policy, which recognizes students who graduate high school bilingual and biliterate, exists in 45 states and the District of Columbia. However, due to its grassroots origins and lack of federal funding, requirements of the recognition vary from state to state. In her talk, Dr. Davin will examine these variations and show the percentage of graduates earning a Seal of Biliteracy across states, illustrating how distinct policy characteristics relate to these percentages. Based on these findings, Dr. Davin will discuss tradeoffs related to critical policy characteristics and share recommendations.
This free event is co-sponsored by the BuckLER Center, the Department of Teaching and Learning, the Center for Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, the Center for Latin American Studies, and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese.