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 ...

So many French words have been incorporated into English that we may not even realize that we are hearing French among the languages spoken around us. French is both a global and a local language, ...

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 ...

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 ...

In today’s rapidly evolving digital and multicultural landscape, literacy education must broaden beyond traditional debates and embrace an all-encompassing dynamic framework we all can accept. Rather ...

Lesson planning is a political act. As previously stated in the Language Magazine article “Content, Language, and Culture Targets” (Medina, 2023), schools in the US, at the core, are designed to ...

“We Bokononists believe that humanity is organized into teams, teams that do God’s Will without ever discovering what they are doing. Such a team is called akarassby Bokonon.”–Vonnegut, 1963, p. 1 The ...

During the past decade and especially the last few years, social emotional learning’s (SEL’s) reach has expanded significantly. It is known that high-quality SEL instruction can support students’ ...

Career exploration and exposure to real-world experiences are essential in today’s education for students in K–12 as they consider postsecondary and career opportunities after high school graduation.

Literacy is foundational—not only for academic success but as a fundamental skill for navigating life. Yet literacy rates in the US paint a troubling picture: about 21% of adults are illiterate, and ...

Language learning isn’t just a skill—it’s a gateway to opportunity. In the US, where over 350 languages are spoken, multilingualism is increasingly vital in industries like healthcare, construction, ...

A new study carried out at the MIT Language Acquisition Lab offers a novel insight into the early acquisition of vocabulary—sentences contain subtle hints in their grammar that tell young children ...