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Foreign Languages in the Middle School

I was fascinated by this article in The Economist.  It doesn't include Russian, Mandarin or arabic.  But, I have to admit that French is "worth" more than I thought.  But, I was really surprised that people who spoke Spanish as a second language actually earned LESS that professionals who only spoke English.

http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2014/03/language-study?fsrc=nlw%7Cnewe%7C3-17-2014%7C8065134...

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