The terminology used to classify students in need of specialized support to acquire the English language in public schools has shifted over time, gradually embracing more positive connotations of ...

As interest in establishing dual language programs grows across the country, a new report lays out some policy decisions needed to ensure equitable access to these programs, especially when it comes ...

Shawna Shapiro, an associate professor of writing and linguistics at Middlebury College, outlined tactics to help English Learners transition to college in a recent report published by the think tank ...

In recent years, Rhode Island has seen an explosion of diverse cultural and ethnic enclaves around the state, especially reflected in language. Multilingual learning is an essential service of public ...

The number of people in Ohio who don't speak English as their first language has risen significantly in the last decade. At local schools, educators are working to provide the best support for ...

The most qualified teachers often graduate from the school of hard knocks. Lok Adhikari was 10 when ethnic cleansing forced his family to move from their native Bhutan to a refugee camp in nearby ...

English learners need foundational skills like phonics and vocabulary in addition to instruction in speaking and understanding English and connections to their home languages. Those are two agreements ...

The USA TODAY Network is launching a series on the Latino community in the USA called Hecho en USA, or made in America. Roughly 80% of all Latinos living in the USA are American citizens, but media ...

Major companies and even U.S. state workforce boards are implementing English language training as a benefit for workers, with impressive results around retention, likelihood to recommend the employer ...