Students are identified as English-language learners, in theory, to prevent educational inequity, but that classification may present another problem for children: teacher bias. Research from Ilana ...

Jefferson Elementary School in Mesa saw a big jump in non-English-speaking students’ proficiency in reading, writing, speaking and understanding English, according to this spring’s test scores.

They have facilitated a fresh approach to communicating these teaching methods in a manner potentially more conducive to operational appropriation of unknown languages. By thus identifying language ...

When I started teaching in California’s public schools 30 years ago, it was the beginning of the so-called English-only movement. “Qualified teachers” for multilingual learners were chosen to teach if ...

HeyTutor compiled a list of changes in federal and state attitudes and policies toward English learners in schools from government records, historical archives, and research articles. - Ground Picture ...

The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 requires states to annually assess the English language proficiency of their students who are classified as limited English proficiency (LEP), also referred ...

In a new report called The State of English Learners in California Public Schools, the nonprofit organization Californians Together found that many indicators of academic achievement for English ...

OGDEN — Michael Medina, a Ben Lomond High School senior, has plenty of praise for his teachers. Medina's instructors have pushed him in his efforts to master English, his second language after Spanish ...