Something to keep an eye on: A recent alum of the Harvard Graduate School of Education with a background in working with immigrant students is developing a lesson-sharing website specifically for ...

Today’s post is the latest in a series sharing teachers’ favorite lessons for English- language-learner newcomers. Even though the school year is over, or near its end, for most of us, it’s never too ...

Sixteen-year-old Na Da Laing struggled in elementary school. "I was different from other students," she remembers. "I couldn't speak English at all." Now, eight years later, she's reading George ...

Sixteen-year-old Na Da Laing struggled in elementary school. "I was different from other students," she remembers. "I couldn't speak English at all." Now, eight years later, she's reading George ...

Two in five students in California public schools speak languages other than English at home. The state still has a long way to go to bring all those students to proficiency in English and help them ...

Three elementary-aged students sitting on floor in circle. Learning a different language can be a point of pride, but there is a practical advantage too. Job postings seeking bilingual or trilingual ...

A report about English learner students in San Diego and Los Angeles shows that resource teachers and language development classes help boost these students’ progress. But those supports may be harder ...

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. When schools across California canceled ...

“What do you want your teacher to know about you?” Esther considered the question, sitting in a small room with Ms. Odette, the interpreter who was working with her to complete her learning profile—a ...

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 ...