“Official” is a very English word. It has its roots in the Old French “oficial” and the Latin “officialis,” and now — thanks to a new Trump executive order — describes the status of the English ...

As interest in establishing dual language programs grows across the country, a new report lays out some policy decisions needed to ensure equitable access to these programs, especially when it comes ...

January 22, 2026 - Fausto Lopez finished high school, got an associate degree and applied to attend a four-year college - all while inside juvenile detention. But an in-depth look at the science ...

The Trump administration is clamping down on other languages as it formally begins implementing the president's order making English the country's sole official language. Many government agencies have ...

Is it better to have all English learners together, separate from their non-English learner peers? How about more instructional time in a heterogeneous classroom? Or pull-out sessions for language ...

The United States has never had a national language in its nearly 250-year history—until now. President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order on Friday that will make English the official ...

When I (Nakamura) first arrived in the U.S. for a postdoctoral fellowship, the anxiety of speaking English struck the first moment I put my feet in the immigration hall at Miami International Airport.

I was 3 years old the first time I mixed up Spanish and English. It would not be the last. It was 1975, and my family had recently migrated from Peru to Northern California. Shortly after our arrival, ...