My family moved to the United States when I was 12 — Just like many other immigrant students, I faced a significant language barrier. While my parents had come seeking better educational opportunities ...

Brockton Public Schools has seen a drop of 220 English-language learner (ELL) students compared to the previous school year. A school committee member attributes the decline to fears surrounding ...

Though English language learners constitute 7 percent of the public school population in Rhode Island, the Ocean State is currently one of only four states that do not have designated funding for ...

Melvin Gowah's enthusiasm would make most teachers beam. During a recent language arts lesson, the seventh-grader jumped up to write an answer on the classroom's whiteboard. But teacher Jennifer Frueh ...

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted many, if not all education systems worldwide. In Virginia, recent data indicates that the Standards of Learning (SOL) test scores have not yet returned to pre-pandemic ...

Brockton Public Schools has 304 fewer English learners compared to last school year, according to recently released state ...

To kick-start Hispanic Heritage Month, students at Brashear High School festooned the building’s south wing corridors with bright murals, forming a tapestry of color that reflects the school’s ...

Students from Iraq, Mexico and Burma are driving an unprecedented increase in the number of English Language Learners at Lincoln Public Schools, prompting officials to budget $1.2 million to hire ...