Lawrence Paska

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

[Lawrence Paska @LawrencePaska]

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]

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

[Lawrence Paska @LawrencePaska]

Thank you to Glastonbury CT Schools for sharing your outstanding K-12 world language programs with me this week! @actfl #languageconnects

[Lawrence Paska @LawrencePaska]

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]

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

[ACTFL @actfl]

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

[ACTFL @actfl]

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

[Lawrence Paska @LawrencePaska]

Thanks to @SenCapito for championing the release of critical education funding. Language education matters—this is a win for our students and our future! #LanguageAdvocacy #FY25EducationFunds #ThankYouSenCapito #languageconnects @actfl
https://t.co/HCnjGAEcTm

[Lawrence Paska @LawrencePaska]

Honored to welcome CLASS leaders (including our former @actfl teacher of the year!) to our offices yesterday. Our partnership is fantastic! #languageconnects

[Lawrence Paska @LawrencePaska]

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

[Lawrence Paska @LawrencePaska]

Thank you to Chinese Language Teachers Association for an outstanding NYC conference this past weekend, and our partnership to grow language education! @actfl #languageconnects

[Joint National Committee for Languages @JNCLInfo]

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

[Lawrence Paska @LawrencePaska]

So honored to spend a day last week visiting outstanding language immersion programs in the Anchorage School District! #languageconnects

[Lawrence Paska @LawrencePaska]

@actfl board and staff members were well-represented at the Pacific Northwest Council for Languages conference in Anchorage this week! Congratulations PNCFL for a wonderful learning experience in a most beautiful setting! #languageconnects

[Lawrence Paska @LawrencePaska]

Congratulations to @_SCOLT_ for 60 years of professional learning excellence! @actfl & @LTILanguageTest team members had a wonderful time and met many talented educators!

[Lawrence Paska @LawrencePaska]

Congratulations @cslang4all for an outstanding “friendly conference” in @KansasCity last week! #languageconnects @JNCLInfo @actfl

[Lawrence Paska @LawrencePaska]

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

[Joint National Committee for Languages @JNCLInfo]

🚨 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

[Lawrence Paska @LawrencePaska]

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. https://t.co/l6T7QpCQES

[Lawrence Paska @LawrencePaska]

"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]

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: https://t.co/Y9wJenVHLD

[Lawrence Paska @LawrencePaska]

@JNCLInfo #LAD25 day two on Tuesday - joining our MD state delegation on Capitol Hill. Thank you Reps Delaney, Ivey, Hoyer & Sens Van Hollen & Alsobrooks, for meeting with us to ensure MD’s bright future includes language learning for all! @actfl #languageconnects

[Lawrence Paska @LawrencePaska]

@JNCLInfo #LAD25 - day one on Monday. Many @actfl leaders & staff came together to raise our voices for language learning! Highlight was bringing our National Teacher of the Year to the Embassy of Japan for a special visit! #languageconnects

[Lawrence Paska @LawrencePaska]

@actfl Teacher of the Year Kei Tsukamaki, board leaders, and staff came together for @JNCLInfo Language Advocacy Days this week in Washington, DC. Thank you to our @actfl community your your dedication to our students every day! #LAD25 #languageconnects

[ACTFL @actfl]

We had a great time at #LAD25! Connecting, learning, and advocating for language education with passionate educators and advocates. Let’s keep pushing for a brighter future for language learning! @JNCLInfo
#LanguageEducation