Michael Puriri

A second-grader leads her class in a Chinese exercise at Santa Clara Elementary School in southern Utah.

Utah bets big on foreign language learning, but not everyone is on board

March 18, 2015Education

According to the latest US census data, nearly 80 percent of Americans speak only one language. But one state is taking a gamble on multilingualism in a big way: Utah. It’s become a pioneer in foreign language learning, even as some residents are unhappy with the move.