Educators who specialize in teaching English-language learners are of mixed minds about the federal No Child Left Behind Act. They agree that the 4-year-old law has brought unprecedented attention to ...

Learning English in childhood is no longer a luxury or a “nice-to-have” skill; it’s pretty much a ticket to easier learning later on, smoother travel experiences, and a more open world. But when you, ...

Parents coercing children to speak only English, despite good intentions, can harm their language development, emotional health and family ties. Studies indicate this pressure causes anxiety, ...

For one Bridgeport mother, it took three weeks to learn that her son could register for school without disclosing their immigration status. The school district didn’t provide her any resources in her ...

California’s State Board of Education has an opportunity at its meeting this week in Sacramento to leave behind one of the most unfair and problematic features of No Child Left Behind (NCLB): the way ...

“ROLY POLY right, right, right. Roly poly left, left, left,” sings a class of five-year-olds at a government primary school on the outskirts of Lucknow, a city in India’s Hindi-speaking heartland.

Just 15 years ago, bilingual education was banned in three states—Arizona, California, and Massachusetts—which altogether educated 40 percent of the nation’s English-language learners. Now, amid the ...

Children’s Day is celebrated every year in our country on November 14. Here are five speeches that you can make on Children’s Day 2025.