English Learners
Number of the week: Students speaking Chinese languages at home
Feb. 17 marks the start of the 2026 Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival. In 1858, San […]
February 13, 2026
EdSource’s Best of 2025: Our favorite Education Beat podcast episodes
Credits: Zaidee Stavely/EdSource; Lasherica Thornton/EdSource; GoFundMe; Palo Alto Unified; and Becca Esquivel Makris. EdSource’s “Education Beat” podcast gets to the […]
December 30, 2025
Meet the researcher using sass and social media to transform bilingual education
José Medina poses with educators at the Texas Association for Bilingual Education conference. Credit: Courtesy of José Medina Este artículo […]
December 19, 2025
Parents’ role in children’s English education
Family volunteers and young learners participating in a school community activity. Photo courtesy of Rachel Hawthorne Este artículo está disponible […]
December 3, 2025
California rethinks how to identify 4-year-olds who need extra help learning English
A transitional kindergarten student at Castro Valley Unified’s Independent Elementary School looks at a letter book. Credit: Andrew Reed / […]
October 28, 2025
Ab 1454: New law for literacy and equity in California
Credit: Allison Shelley for American Education Legislators and advocates representing diverse perspectives have long hoped for a law to address […]
October 13, 2025
Charter schools in LA face literacy resource shortage
Maria Aguilera speaks to her eighth grade students. Credit: Alliance College Ready Middle Academy An eighth grade English learner, whom […]
September 15, 2025
Federal guidance for English learners rescinded
Credit: Allison Shelley for American Education Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. Top Takeaways The Trump administration […]
September 8, 2025
He taught and blogged for thousands — retiring teacher shares his wisdom
Larry Ferlazzo Credit: Courtesy of Larry Ferlazzo Larry Ferlazzo is retiring this year after teaching social studies and English classes […]
July 21, 2025