First grader Aizlynn Castillo works on an assignment in Diana Oviedo-Holguin’s English-learner class at Heritage Elementary ...

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 ...

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 ...

For years, K-12 schools have grouped English learners in classrooms, driven by factors including limited resources and the ...

Students who are multilingual learners of English (MLE) play an important role in U.S. society but are often marginalized, misunderstood and underserved in the postsecondary system. Using data from ...

The number of English-language learners is on the rise. But schools with the biggest populations are in just a few areas of ...

Thinking back to her days as a bilingual teacher to fourth graders, Crystal Gonzales recalls that some of the suggestions offered by curriculum materials to adapt lessons for English learners were ...

PHOENIX — Hispanic students make up 45% of Arizona’s K–12 population. But recent federal rollbacks may affect how many of these students are taught. In August, the U.S. Department of Education ...

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District-wide, 37% of students — 1,215 — are considered English Language Learners, with 60% classified as ELL students in ...

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 ...

To kick-start Hispanic Heritage Month, students at Brashear High School festooned the building’s south wing corridors with ...