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 ...

The new question of the week is: What are your suggestions for how to make English classes culturally responsive? This series is the latest of many focusing on how we can be more culturally responsive ...

EdSource · John Fensterwald on what’s at stake for California schools in the 2026 election John Fensterwald on what’s at stake for California schools in the 2026 election April 16, 2026 - EdSource ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When Ileyana Lopez immigrated from a small village in Mexico to the United States as a young woman, she didn’t speak a word of English. “At 16, I saw an opportunity to come to the states,” she said, ...

Researchers found that in teaching English learners -- students who aren't fluent in English and often come from homes where a language other than English is spoken -- the Latin roots of words helped ...