Students acquiring the English language are one of the fastest growing populations of K-12 public school students in the country. Legally, districts are required to provide them with adequate ...

English learners accounted for 10.6 percent of all public school students in fall 2021, up from 9.4 percent in fall 2011. That’s according to federal data updated in May which tracks this student ...

In undergraduate programs across the country, English majors learn how to read and think critically while developing their skills as a writer. English majors have plenty of room to pursue further ...

Rosemary Salomone, a linguist and a lawyer, is a professor of law at St. John’s University in New York. Her most recent book is The Rise of English: Global Politics and the Power of Language. Back in ...

If you're a kid learning how to write, or an adult speaker of a language with sensible spelling, English spelling can seem like a cruel prank. And even if you're a completely literate adult native ...

Javier Fossas asked me, "Do you speak Spanish?" It's complicated. I do, but I'm really insecure about my Spanish. I grew up in California in a Puerto Rican family where English was the dominant ...