Recent federal directives insisting upon English-only communications in public institutions should be a cause for concern not only for liberals committed to equity and inclusivity but for anyone ...

When children master tasks like holding a pencil or buttoning a shirt, they gain more than skills—they gain independence. These everyday moments are where confidence begins to grow.In our free ...

Study highlights national implications for teaching reading as New York educators report gaps in preparation, uneven curriculum adoption, and high demand for professional learning A ...

Last year we celebrated the 50th anniversary of a milestone US Supreme Court ruling, Lau v. Nichols (1974), which set the groundwork for equitable learning opportunities for students designated at the ...

Early this month, the Colorado Department of Education is presenting a “state of the state on multilingual learners” (MLLs)—a sign of more focus on their needs by the state.In the 2023–24 school year, ...

Walk into any classroom in the US, you’ll likely encounter students who speak a language other than English at home, who might have learned to read in another language before coming to school, or who ...

A new study, “How User Language Affects Conflict Fatality Estimates in ChatGPT,” published in Journal of Peace, suggests that the language used to ask questions of large language models (LLMs) can ...

North Carolina’s impressive climb to fifth in the nation for dual language immersion (DLI) programs is more than just a ranking—it’s also a reflection of the profound impact these programs have on our ...

Career and technical education, commonly referred to as career-tech ed or CTE, encompasses a wide array of industry-specific classes designed to enable high school students to explore career options ...

WIDA understands the challenges educators are facing in teaching literacy, especially as they navigate diverse student needs and follow various research-driven and legislated approaches to the science ...

When we read, we are reading language. Thus, a strong foundation in oral language is essential to reading comprehension. The research base we refer to as the science of reading includes copious ...

Hearing anyone discuss nonnative English speakers as if they lack something switches on Jacelyn Smallwood Ramos’s advocacy instinct. “They’re not a problem to be solved,” says Smallwood Ramos, an ...