Teachers can structure supports to guide English learners to speak and write using grade-level, discipline-specific language.

Schools are required to test the progress of their English learners each year to determine whether they still need language instruction services or can exit out of such programs. In close to 40 states ...

Teachers can use resources connected to students’ goals—such as traveling for work or pleasure—to make coursework meaningful ...

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 ...

Is it better to have all English learners together, separate from their non-English learner peers? How about more instructional time in a heterogeneous classroom? Or pull-out sessions for language ...

States must invest not just in literacy laws, but in the networks and training that bring those policies to life.

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Children read in a Spanish-immersion classroom at Escondido Elementary School in Palo Alto, California, March 2006. (AP Photo / Marcio Jose Sanchez) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the ...

Arizona education officials are taking a closer look at the impact of English language learners on the system that grades how ...

The number of English language learners in Long Island schools has surged over the past decade — almost 60% — creating challenges such as a shortage of specialized teachers and addressing the students ...

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 ...