The country’s 5 million English-language learner-students—three-quarters of whom speak Spanish as their home language, federal data show—faced unique challenges during the periods of remote schooling ...
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 ...
If Lake Elementary School had looked only at the student’s math assessment in English, teachers would have worried about him. But when he took the same exam in Spanish, Principal Paola Elena Zepher ...
This is a critical moment for education in California. After years of attempting to educate students during a pandemic, districts across California are facing unprecedented teacher shortages and ...
For English learners, acquiring language proficiency opens the door to thrive across all subjects. However, learning a new language can be a long, difficult process that requires courage, resilience ...
States must invest not just in literacy laws, but in the networks and training that bring those policies to life.
But an in-depth look at the science behind how language is developed reveals an interesting parallel between the science of reading and second language learning. In fact, the science of reading can ...
Alabama will get nearly $5.8 million over the next five years to support English learner instruction and teacher training. The grants, distributed through a federal program from the U.S. Department of ...
New statewide data shows there are 163,175 English Learners enrolled at North Carolina schools. That’s about 15,000 fewer ...
A new audit has revealed thousands of New York City public school students who are English language learners have not received the access to courses or instruction they are entitled to, as required by ...
Editor’s note: The video above aired in a previous newscast. NEW YORK (PIX11) – The Department of Education failed to provide services and required instruction for English Language Learners, according ...
Emberlynn Garcia is an example of success. She took an English Learner (EL) class in 6th grade at George Flamson Middle School in Paso Robles. “It taught me how to perfect my English and how to write ...