When I started teaching in California’s public schools 30 years ago, it was the beginning of the so-called English-only movement. “Qualified teachers” for multilingual learners were chosen to teach if ...

Marlena Young-Jones has taught in Russellville City Schools for almost 11 years. Most of that time was spent as a 2nd grade general elementary teacher. In her last 2nd grade class at West Elementary, ...

Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. Low statewide reading scores have sparked many advocates to call for California to adopt a so-called structured literacy curriculum that ...

Difficult content can be taught in clear and transparent language and without jargon so that students wrestle with the idea ...

California's updated math framework has elevated the needs of English learners, but district leaders lack guidance on ...

In June, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne tried to bar students classified as English learners from enrolling in dual language programs. He sent a letter to schools threatening to ...

This story was originally published by The Daily Yonder. Throughout rural America, non-native English speakers are less likely than their urban peers to get proper support in school, sometimes leading ...

Boston College’s TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) certificate program is designed to prepare future English language educators with the essential skills, knowledge, and ...

While Colorado is seeing some improvement in reading instruction, some students continue to struggle. As a result, the Colorado Department of Education is seeking $3.3 million in the 2025-26 education ...

I still remember a student I taught in Virginia early in my career. He was maybe 13 or 14, and he’d come to this country on a raft. People died on that journey. When he arrived, he couldn’t read in ...

The Trump administration has quietly rescinded long-standing guidance that directed schools to accommodate students who are learning English, alarming advocates who fear that schools will stop ...

A new program wants to help Indiana teachers get licensed to teach the state’s growing population of English language learners. The Indiana Teacher of English Language Learners, or I-TELL, program ...