Ragina D. Shearer, a middle school teacher in Denton, Texas, says that reading aloud to English-learners helps them acquire vocabulary and feel the rhythm of English.

Valeria Silva, a native of Chile, has taken her post as superintendent of St. Paul schools.

The United Federation of Teachers says charter schools in New York City don't enroll as many high-needs students, including English-language learners, as regular public schools in the city.

Guilford Press is expected to soon release a book, Education of English Language Learners: Research to Practice.

The What Works Clearinghouse of the U.S. Department of Education has decided it can't judge the effectiveness of Accelerated Reader with English-language learners.

The U.S. Department of Education has given a grant to the National Capital Language Resource Center to document and describe all programs in the United States teaching South Asian languages to school-age children.

The attacks on Asian students in South Philadelphia have brought new attention to the issue of whether immigrant students feel and/or are safe in that city.

A 5th grader is a volunteer translator at an elementary school in Stillwater, Okla. Is that a good thing?

Arizona's long-running federal court case about the education of English-language learners is being considered again in a U.S. district court.

New York education officials have decided that a charter school in New York City can't give preference to English-language learners in admissions.