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Lawrence Paska

@LawrencePaska

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Lifelong learner & educator, association executive, proud dad & husband. Executive Director, ACTFL. Tweets are my own and do not imply endorsement.

Washington, DC Region
Joined March 2011
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@LawrencePaska
Lawrence Paska
2 months
Honored to welcome @actfl’s newest leaders to our board of directors! Thank you leading our profession at such a vital moment. #languageconnects
@actfl
ACTFL
2 months
ACTFL welcomes its newly elected and appointed 2026 Board members! Suwako Watanabe, Ellen Ericson, Alicia Dallman Shoemaker, Zoe Jiang, and President-Elect Brandon Locke begin their terms January 1, 2026. Read more at: https://t.co/vqYQ8KaZZc
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@LawrencePaska
Lawrence Paska
3 months
Thank you to Glastonbury CT Schools for sharing your outstanding K-12 world language programs with me this week! @actfl #languageconnects
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@LawrencePaska
Lawrence Paska
4 months
Excited to announce our 2025 @actfl award-winning educators and champions! Come meet them at #ACTFL2025....and let's celebrate our amazing language education community together! #languageconnects
@actfl
ACTFL
4 months
ACTFL is pleased to announce the 2025 recipients of the ACTFL Professional Awards, an annual program recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of language education. Learn more at: https://t.co/oTx7ZfPIRg
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@actfl
ACTFL
4 months
ACTFL is pleased to announce the 2025 recipients of the ACTFL Professional Awards, an annual program recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of language education. Learn more at: https://t.co/oTx7ZfPIRg
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@actfl
ACTFL
4 months
ACTFL joins our members and partners in affirming the meaningful contributions of the many international & language education programs notified by USED of the non-continuation of critical Title VI grant funding last week. Read the statement at: https://t.co/5jcRlJq2SR
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@LawrencePaska
Lawrence Paska
8 months
Honored to welcome CLASS leaders (including our former @actfl teacher of the year!) to our offices yesterday. Our partnership is fantastic! #languageconnects
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@LawrencePaska
Lawrence Paska
8 months
Thank you to the wonderful teachers and students of my neighborhood ⁦@MCPS⁩ high school for inviting me into your world language classes today! ⁦@actfl#languageconnects
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@LawrencePaska
Lawrence Paska
8 months
Thank you to Chinese Language Teachers Association for an outstanding NYC conference this past weekend, and our partnership to grow language education! @actfl #languageconnects
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@JNCLInfo
Joint National Committee for Languages
8 months
The President’s budget proposes devastating cuts to language education. No support for ELs. No support for Native languages. Drastic cuts to study abroad. Language learning is essential to our nation! Read our full response: https://t.co/0E1LRQ64NS #LanguageEducation #Advocacy
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On Friday, the White House Office of Management and Budget released a topline budget for  Fiscal Year 2026 that would slash funding for many language education programs.
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@LawrencePaska
Lawrence Paska
9 months
So honored to spend a day last week visiting outstanding language immersion programs in the Anchorage School District! #languageconnects
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@LawrencePaska
Lawrence Paska
10 months
Congratulations to @_SCOLT_ for 60 years of professional learning excellence! @actfl & @LTILanguageTest team members had a wonderful time and met many talented educators!
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@LawrencePaska
Lawrence Paska
10 months
Congratulations @cslang4all for an outstanding “friendly conference” in @KansasCity last week! #languageconnects @JNCLInfo @actfl
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@LawrencePaska
Lawrence Paska
10 months
Please take just one minute to click below and directly message your Congressional leaders that they have a Constitutional Responsibility to be an EQUAL branch of government and preserve the funding/support for education they already appropriated funds for. @actfl
@JNCLInfo
Joint National Committee for Languages
10 months
🚨 Language education is under threat! The Dept. of Ed. has eliminated 1,315 positions as well as OELA & IFLE, two critical language offices. Congress must act NOW. 📢 Send a letter to your reps today! → https://t.co/MrC0yLVJ3x #SaveLanguageEd #ActNow
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@LawrencePaska
Lawrence Paska
10 months
Please see our @actfl statement in support of @usedgov and concern for the devastating loss of its staff and programs which directly benefit students and schools nationwide.
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actfl.org
ACTFL condemns in no uncertain terms the elimination of nearly half of the staff of the United States Department of Education, as announced by the…
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@LawrencePaska
Lawrence Paska
10 months
"We should embrace an approach that values all languages spoken in the United States. While English proficiency should be encouraged and supported, this should not be done in a way that marginalizes those who speak other languages." #languageconnects
@actfl
ACTFL
10 months
ACTFL stands against the recent Executive Order designating English as the official language of the U.S. This move undermines our nation’s rich linguistic diversity & excludes millions of Americans. Read our full press release at:
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@LawrencePaska
Lawrence Paska
11 months
Congratulations @NECTFL on an outstanding 2025 conference this week in NYC! @actfl National Teacher of the Year, Board and Staff enjoyed time together, led and attended sessions, and connected with our @LTILanguageTest partners in the exhibit hall! #languageconnects
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@LawrencePaska
Lawrence Paska
11 months
Great news for language education! Thank you to US Reps. Kiggans and Panetta for reintroducing this important legislation that can make a big different for us all! @actfl #languageconnects
@JNCLInfo
Joint National Committee for Languages
11 months
📢 Breaking: World LEAP Act Reintroduced! 🌎 Thanks @RepKiggans & @RepJimmyPanetta, the bipartisan #WorldLEAP Act (H.R.1572) was reintroduced— addressing critical needs for national security & global competitiveness by growing K-12 language programs across the U.S.! 📢 #LAD25
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@LawrencePaska
Lawrence Paska
11 months
Looking for something awesome to do this weekend? How about applying to join our @actfl team as our new Education Manager? We'd love to meet you! #languageconnects
@actfl
ACTFL
11 months
NOW HIRING! ACTFL is hiring an Education Manager! Lead our professional learning services and manage innovative educational projects. Learn more and apply at: https://t.co/bmenY1Wv2T #RemoteWork #EducationManagement
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@actfl
ACTFL
11 months
NOW HIRING! ACTFL is hiring an Education Manager! Lead our professional learning services and manage innovative educational projects. Learn more and apply at: https://t.co/bmenY1Wv2T #RemoteWork #EducationManagement
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