Strategies like extending wait time and having students write before speaking create conditions for English learners to feel ...

For many immigrants in Gainesville and the U.S, the pressure to assimilate and create a home is overwhelming. The hope for this future, however, begins in an English class. Every Tuesday and Thursday ...

Jenni Torres has taken the helm as the new executive director of WIDA, the consortium that oversees English-language proficiency tests used by 41 states for English learners. Before this role, she ...

Asking students to dissect the motivations of a character in a book is doing more than teaching them about plot and characterization. This exercise also helps students learn to see different ...

Earlier this spring, students in Darshanpreet Gill’s human body systems class sat outside as they filled out booklets about the respiratory system. The dozen or so students spread out across a ...

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NEW LIVES AND JOBS, BUT FEELING CONFIDENT IN AN UNFAMILIAR CULTURE CAN STILL SEEM LIKE A DAUNTING TASK TWO MAJOR STAKEHOLDERS IN SOUTH OMAHA. WANT TO HELP WORKING MEN AND WOMEN LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE SO ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn — Bridge Refugee Services says Knoxville has one of the largest Sudanese populations in the country. As more people move to East Tennessee from countries like the Democratic Republic ...