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Education | Washington state public schools join French program | Seattle Times Newspaper

Education | Washington state public schools join French program | Seattle Times Newspaper

Washington state public schools join French program

Along with a new agreement with a Chinese organization to promote Chinese language and culture, Washington state on Tuesday announced a partnership with the Academie de Nantes, which has about 3,600 schools in France
Along with a new agreement with a Chinese organization to promote Chinese language and culture, Washington state on Tuesday announced a partnership with the Academie de Nantes, which has about 3,600 schools in France.
The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction said the partnership will help students from France and Washington learn about each others' languages, histories and culture.
Nantes is about 200 miles southwest

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