It sounds very inside baseball, but the partnership means that millions of students from around the world can now receive a free education in their preferred language.
These days Brazil ranks among the countries with the worst English language competency in the world, according to a report released last week by Education First (EF), a worldwide educational company.
Yet, we still have a secondary public education system that ranks with Third World countries in preparing our children in English-language arts, mathematics, science and social studies.