Not speaking English is a figurative wall that obstructs millions of immigrants in California from taking full advantage of the opportunities in their new home. Although there are plenty of places ...

A 69-year-old Syrian refugee named Hazaa Alabdullah is learning English and brings food to his class at CRIS Ohio every week.

The volunteer teacher thinks the reason the video went to viral is because “it shows how good humanity can be,” she tells ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In a heartwarming effort to foster inclusivity and empower non-English speakers in our community, Literacy KC provides free English language learning (ELL) classes. The organization ...

When a friend asked Andrea White Rubio if she was interested in caring for an 84-year-old man with early dementia and diabetes during the pandemic, she considered her job options. She had scrambled ...

Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. High school senior Martha Hernandez was born in Baja California, Mexico, and came to the U.S. when she was 10 years old, in fifth grade. She ...

This is the second report in a four-part series on adult education. Ana Perez never made it to high school. Her education ended after the sixth grade, when war broke out in her native El Salvador. She ...

Veen Tovi used to watch the other kids playing or talking to each other while she was in English-language classes. There was a big part of Tovi that wanted to be just like those kids in her school — ...

Students in Europe learn foreign languages in school at a much higher rate than their American counterparts. They also tend to learn more languages throughout their education due to national mandates.