A high school in Japan used P.T. to teach an English class, and now I'm jealous that my teachers never let me do that

When you think of video games as a tool to teach kids English, horror probably isn't a genre that immediately springs to mind ...

English Language Being Taught to Students From Around the World at One Pittsburgh High School

Esther Omoi, a native Swahili speaker, talks about her experience as an English language learner at Brashear High School, ...
Education Week

How One District Approaches the ‘Science of Reading’ With English Learners

First grader Aizlynn Castillo works on an assignment in Diana Oviedo-Holguin’s English-learner class at Heritage Elementary ...

It's the language of S.F.'s first Chinese immigrants. Can it survive another generation?

As Mandarin becomes increasingly favored both in China and the Bay Area, Cantonese defenders are grappling with threats to ...

Schools often group English learners together, but studies show negative outcomes or no benefit for most students

For years, K-12 schools have grouped English learners in classrooms, driven by factors including limited resources and the ...

More CT high school students are taking college-level classes

A surge in COVID emergency funding has allowed district leaders add more dual credit classes and practical training for today ...
Alfred University

Peer learning: AU English class uses British literature anthology compiled by current AU student

In 2019, Alfred University student Angela Vanbuskirk ’20 produced the Anthology of British Literature: From the Restoration ...
Chalkbeat on MSN

Chicago Public Schools Opens Handful Of New Language Programs

In dual language classes, students learn in English and one other language. CPS schools teach students American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Polish ...

‘Hindi is fine but should be introduced in Class 5, not Class 1’

The committee is currently collecting online feedback from various stakeholders, including parents, teachers and education ...
In These Times

In North Carolina, Immigrants Resist the U.S. “Language Graveyard”

Speakers of Hñähñu, an Indigenous language from what is now Mexico, are banding together to preserve their culture.

Fresno Unified created a program to preserve Hmong language. Here’s how it’s working

Fresno Unified did something few U.S. school districts have done before: create its own Hmong dual-language immersion program.

Illinois grad rate hits new high even as ACT scores lag and students continue to miss class

New state report card data also shows growth for elementary school students on state exams and more Illinois graduates ...