“We do one book after state testing, and we did ‘The Great Gatsby.’ … A lot of kids had not read a novel in class before.” — Laura Henry, 10th-grade English teacher near Houston “My son in 9th grade ...

EdSource · How a California professor once coded secrets in music (rebroadcast) As California launches a new literacy campaign, some advocates worry that for English learners, a focus on sounding out ...

The USA TODAY Network is launching a series on the Latino community in the USA called Hecho en USA, or made in America. Roughly 80% of all Latinos living in the USA are American citizens, but media ...

Readers respond to a column by Pamela Paul about the value of English courses and majors. To the Editor: Re “How to Get Kids to Hate English,” by Pamela Paul (column, March 12): Brava, Ms. Paul, for ...

Chris Stanislawski didn’t read much in his middle school English classes, but it never felt necessary. Students were given detailed chapter summaries for every novel they discussed, and teachers ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan (Oct. 28, 2021) – Rodney Holloway recalled how a chance meeting this past summer led to him teaching English to adults in the evening after spending his days doing the same for ...