This is what Your Federally Mandated Tax payer dollars are Funding (school, terrorist)

[Driftwood2011]

Mandatory Arabic Classes Coming To Mansfield « CBS Dallas / Fort Worth

These "language of the future" classes are MANDATORY.

Only 5 schools across the country so far, but it's a start.

[shiftymh]

lmao @ language of the future. As if goat-herder or terrorist are going to be lucrative careers in the future.

[Toyman at Jewel Lake]

There's a school board in dire need of replacement.

[Driftwood2011]

For a moderator:

You can delete this thread as another poster put one up with a more "catchy" title..."Arabic-the language of the future."

Even though my post was ahead of theirs,I like their title better.

Driftwood

[TigerLily24]

Originally Posted by Driftwood2011

Mandatory Arabic Classes Coming To Mansfield « CBS Dallas / Fort Worth

These "language of the future" classes are MANDATORY.

Only 5 schools across the country so far, but it's a start.

According to the linked article, five school districts (not schools) were awarded FLAP funds. This was, in fact a competition open to all school districts across the country and entry was entirely optional.

The Mansfield ISD plans to have mandatory Arabic classes in two of their schools and optional classes in the rest. Other school districts chose other languages.

Some background on the FLAP awards:
FLAP Awards $12.4 Million
Schools: How to Get Federal Funding for Language Programs | Asia Society


Personally, this is exactly the sort of thing I want my tax dollars funding.