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It originated in California in 2008 and was formally adopted by the state in 2011. Thirty-nine States and the District of Columbia now offer a State Seal of Biliteracy. For adults, university students or students in schools unable to participate in a state program, the Global Seal of Biliteracy offers a Seal of Biliteracy language credential. [5]
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U.S. states, districts, and territories have representative symbols that are recognized by their state legislatures, territorial legislatures, or tradition.Some, such as flags, seals, and birds have been created or chosen by all U.S. polities, while others, such as state crustaceans, state mushrooms, and state toys have been chosen by only a few.
Some states have officially designated a state motto by an act of the state legislature, whereas other states have the motto only as an element of their seals. The motto of the United States itself is In God We Trust, proclaimed by Congress and signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on July 30, 1956. [1]
Seal of Biliteracy certifies that a student has demonstrated skill in the use of the English language and one or more other world languages. Pathway Endorsement certifies that a student has accomplished deep learning in a chosen area of interest and is prepared for employment or further education in a career path.
The seal, which has served as a symbol of the program since 1936, features three bushels of wheat and the word "veritas," or "truth" in Latin. Harvard Law School is officially dropping its ...
The seal shall be called the "Great Seal of the State of Alabama." The seal shall be kept and used as required by the Constitution and laws. [2] The use of stars in the border, the specific design of the letterforms and the map image, the labeling of adjacent states and the Gulf of Mexico, and the application of colors to the seal are not ...
The Seal as it appeared in 1879. The design of the seal was explained in a 1822 newspaper article five days after a law creating the seal was passed: [1] The arms of the state of Missouri and of the United States, yet separated by a pale, denote the connection existing between the two governments, and show that, although connected by a compact, yet we are independent as to internal concerns ...