Dual Language Education in the U.S.

English learners make up 17% of California students, but few are comfortable enough to show up when decisions that affect them are under discussion. Districts should change that.

In Winooski, Vermont, where more than a third of children are English learners, a school superintendent has invested in protecting immigrant students even as one of his own was detained 

Navajo Preparatory High School was recognized by the Department of Diné Education for having the highest number of Navajo Nation Seal of Bilingual Proficiency recipients from a single school thi

Dismantling the Office of English Language Acquisition is the latest attempt to hobble the education of the country’s 5.3 million English learners.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Little Rock School District is making history in the Natural State, starting the first-ever dual language instruction program at two elementary schools. Starting in the fall, Chicot and Watson Elementary schools will dedicate one kindergarten classroom to students who are learning English as a second language. 80% of their class […]

Dozens of speakers took to the podium to try saving International Newcomer Academy,

Whatever teachers pick to close out the year, they should include opportunities for students to celebrate and reflect on ways they've grown.

New national survey data sheds light on where schools can improve English learners' instruction.

The Trump administration plans to do away with a federal office that oversees funding and programs for English learners.

A study of READS Lab’s MORE curriculum shows that young English learners thrive in language- and content-rich classrooms

The former education secretary still remains hopeful, however, saying student advocacy groups will play a large role in repairing schools post-Trump.

Thirty-nine students from 16 high schools earned the 2026 Navajo Nation Seal of Bilingual Proficiency, a recognition for students who demonstrated proficiency in Diné Bizaad and English.

ATLANTA — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), the Lawyers’ Committee for Rhode Island (LCRI) and the National Education Association (NEA), on behalf of its members, filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) unlawful termination of millions of dollars in professional development grants for improving educational instruction for English learners. In […]

School officials are debating whether to shrink the dual language program in Delavan-Darien. Here's what's next.

Orton-Gillingham is a sequential, multi-sensory approach to teach literacy. Our program breaks reading and writing into smaller skills, and builds on them.

The students, many of whom are not native Korean speakers, are now fluent in the language.

In a city where more than a third of residents are born outside of the U.S., Newark educators feared students were being mislabeled as having speech or language disabilities.

The board of managers will vote Tuesday on a staff reduction as part of an overhaul of Fort Worth ISD.

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Educators spoke of the need for more training in a national survey on English-learner instruction.

We should think of reading instruction for multilingual learners as a bridge, not a checklist.

Last month, the advocacy group Californians Together launched Multilingual Education for All (MLE4ALL), a new statewide campaign designed to expand access to multilingual education and strengthen pathways to bilingualism and biliteracy for students across California. The Multilingual Education for All campaign is a long-term effort to ensure that multilingual education becomes a defining feature of California’s P–12 education system. Through policy advocacy, research, coalition-building, and public awareness, the campaign seeks to expand high-quality multilingual programs, including dual language programs, and ensure all students have the opportunity to develop bilingual and biliteracy skills. “California is one of the most linguistically diverse