Every January arrives with a familiar script: new goals, new habits, new optimism. By February, most of it has quietly disappeared. Language learning, in particular, tends to fall into the “great idea ...

East Ridge boys cross country coach Tim Ferrell said Axel Sallault was surprisingly quick to begin learning the English language after his family moved from France to Clermont. It was not so ...

When she was in second grade, Meghan Buchanan's pediatrician told her parents that their daughter would not achieve much ...

In recent years, scientists have studied whether being bilingual may help ward off the memory lapses and reduced mental sharpness that come with an aging brain. Much of the research on the pot ...

Proven methods for teaching the readers who struggle most have been known for decades. Why do we often fail to use them?

While states with some of the largest English-learner populations, such as California and Texas, use their own exams, most states rely on the WIDA ACCESS test to fulfill federal requirements for ...

Two years ago, Marin moved from Colombia to Revere and began his freshman year without knowing where to go, who to ask for ...

Here’s a collection of the English-learner-focused stories that resonated most with EdWeek readers in 2025. In July, the U.S.

Idioms are an often invisible barrier to understanding and inclusion for second-language speakers because their meanings rely ...