A growing chorus of people are saying that some school districts are overzealous in categorizing students as English-language learners in the aim of complying with federal and state laws to ensure ...

Margo Gottlieb answered questions about what it takes to create English-language-proficiency standards and assessments and how those tools can be used to improve instruction. Educators have struggled ...

In eighth grade, Pedro Marra’s parents told him and his brother Vinny they were going to pack everything up from their home in the bustling city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, for a new opportunity in Iowa ...

LAS CRUCES - Only 3 percent of English language learners in New Mexico's public schools passed the standardized proficiency exam in 2019. In 2017, less than 1 percent of students passed. The previous ...

Forty-five languages are spoken by students across Northville Public Schools, where the diversity of its small English-learner population ― about 540 students in K-12 or roughly 22% of all students ― ...

TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Raz-Plus ELL Edition, a blended learning platform for K–5 reading featuring a collection of leveled books and resources for English language learners (ELLs), has been ...

Two new coinciding programs are providing unique opportunities for students in health care classes at Santiago Canyon College. This year, an English Language Learning Pathways grant was awarded to SCC ...

Iowa Department of Education Director McKenzie Snow speaks March 26 during a state Senate hearing on her confirmation at the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines. (Erin Murphy/The Gazette) Buy Photo Iowa ...

The number of Michigan K-12 students who need help learning English in school is on the rise, but data tracking growth in those language skills varies widely around the state. The Michigan Department ...