Schools can't force English learners with disabilities to choose between special ed. and language instruction—and other tips ...

There are big differences in just how much high school scores dropped among different student groups in Colorado. Students ...

RAND study also found newcomer students did not detract from the academic standing of their English-speaking classmates.

English has secured its place as the global lingua franca, with over 1.3 billion speakers worldwide. As the language of ...

The population of English learners is growing nationwide, particularly in states and communities that traditionally haven’t had large numbers of immigrants. At the same time, anti-immigrant ...

"Speaking a second language is an asset," writes one observer. Another: "Authentic language learning comes only when there is ...

As part of the BBC World Service, BBC Learning English has been teaching English to global audiences since 1943, offering free audio, video and text materials to learners around the world.

California published a guide for how districts should serve English learners seven years ago. It’s called the English Learner Roadmap Policy, and it’s largely seen as groundbreaking. But many ...

Each year, about half the district’s newcomers who are learning English go to the academy, where they receive intensive language lessons as well as typical academics. The students who know the ...