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ALBANY--Erasto Nova was sick of the fights. If he smiled at a girl, his classmates would come after him. If he got a good grade on a report card, they'd ask to see it and then tear it up. The cleft ...

January 8, 2026 - It's time for John Fensterwald's annual predictions for what's in store for education in 2026. Selene Ramirez has a lot on her plate caring for her three children and two nieces who ...

If Lake Elementary School had looked only at the student’s math assessment in English, teachers would have worried about him. But when he took the same exam in Spanish, Principal Paola Elena Zepher ...

For English language learners (ELLs) in the classroom, speaking English in front of others -- particularly native speakers -- can cause tremendous anxiety. In fact, the dread of speaking can actually ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. As the number of ...

One by one, the teenagers in Mona Grib’s newcomer English Language Learners class at West Anchorage High School on Friday introduced themselves. “Hello, my name is Ahmed,” said 15-year-old Ahmed ...