Spread the loveThe education of English Language Learners (ELLs) is a pressing concern in the United States, especially as demographic shifts continue to shape classroom compositions. A recent survey ...

A new Education Week survey finds that only 40% of U.S. teachers feel adequately trained to instruct English Language Learners, despite their growing presence in classrooms. Respondents cited a lack ...

Educators at Lanier High School in Austin, Texas, credit a professional-development program developed by WestEd as helping teachers to narrow the gap between English-language learners and other ...

It seems that an increasing number of schools are trying to get all teachers in a school to adapt their teaching methods to better reach English-language learners. The need for systemic approaches to ...

Since the pandemic started, teachers and students have had to transition from brick-and-mortar classrooms to virtual environments, and back. During this time, learning loss–the reversal of academic ...

Teachers who work with English language learners say they need more training in language instruction and identities — as well as greater engagement with multilingual families, according to an EdWeek ...

Punjabi students are pictured here in August during a Whiteland High School Punjabi class. The growing Punjabi population is driving much of the demand for English Language Learner classes at the ...

If you teach English learners, you already know the daily puzzle: a classroom full of students at five or six different ...

The Oct. 27 editorial, “Boston needs more bilingual education classrooms,” is correct that Boston needs more dual-language programs. In fact, all of Massachusetts needs them. Speaking a second ...

Boston College’s TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) certificate program is designed to prepare future English language educators with the essential skills, knowledge, and ...

Louisiana’s first alternative program to certify teachers of English learners will seek final approval Wednesday from the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in hopes of addressing a shortage ...

Though every student has experienced the pandemic differently, ELLs have fallen further behind than their peers, which potentially affects their future education and career outcomes. Whether we use ...