The UK census is expected to cost nearly £500m, in part due to translation fees.

30,000 officials have been hired by the government to help non-English speaking migrants to complete the compulsory census forms.

The 32-page guidance document that accompanies the census forms has already been translated into 56 languages, and advertisements are being used [...]

The Herald Scotland reports on an open letter  demanding greater promotion of Scots language and literature in schools.

“The academics and writers behind the letter believe it is no longer good enough to rely on the enthusiasm of individual class teachers to promote Scots writers.

Instead, they believe an element of compulsory study of Scottish [...]

The Sun reports “On a typical weekday morning at Hillside Elementary School, teacher Iris Russo uses Spanish to teach her second-grade students important lessons in science.Later in the day, Nancy Arroyo teaches those same students math in English.

That’s how the dual immersion program for Spanish and English speakers works in the San Bernardino City [...]

The Herald reports “A Group of influential academics and writers will today attack the failure of successive governments to end “generations of neglect” of Scottish literature and the Scots language in schools.

In an open letter to Michael Russell, the Scottish Education Secretary, more than 80 signatories are demanding urgent action [...]

The Independent reports that “While the BBC and the King James Bible Trust are busily proclaiming the virtues of the 400-year old King James Bible as the greatest influence on the English language, the British Library is arguing just the opposite case in an extensive exhibition displaying the sheer variety and mobility of the language.”

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