MIDDLETOWN— Christopher Pearce’s freshman English class is a little unusual, from a traditional education standpoint. Atop one blackboard stands dozens of superhero action figures. A chalk drawing ...

For many immigrants in Gainesville and the U.S, the pressure to assimilate and create a home is overwhelming. The hope for this future, however, begins in an English class. Every Tuesday and Thursday ...

Unlike casual language learners — say, in a high school French class, or on Duolingo — for the characters in Sanaz Toossi’s Pulitzer-winning “English,” language acquisition feels imperative. Set in ...