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Figure
6: Elementary Schools with Foreign Language Programs that Teach Various Foreign Languages (1987 and 1997)
79%*
68%
27%**
41%
8%*
1%
5%
10%
3%*
12%
2%
6%
1%
2%
1%
1%
1%
1%
.3%
3%
.3%
2%
2%
0%
* Indicates a statistically
significant increase from 1987 to 1997 ** Indicates a statistically significant decrease
3%**
0%
3%
2%
Spanish
French
Span Sp Spkr
German
Japanese
Latin
Hebrew
Sign Lang
Italian
Russian
Native Amer
Greek
Chinese
Other
% of Elem Schls