Here’s a collection of the English-learner-focused stories that resonated most with EdWeek readers in 2025. In July, the U.S.

The U.S. Department of Education has rescinded guidance for schools to help students learning English as a second language, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. The guidance, first sent out in 2015 ...

Dual-language programs can create integrated learning environments for both native English speakers and English learners.

Education today faces deep inequities in access, a global shortage of qualified teachers, and outdated systems that leave millions of K–12 students unprepared for a rapidly changing, technology-driven ...

The Arizona State Board of Education approved revising teaching standards and curriculum to remove DEI language.

“What do you want your teacher to know about you?” Esther considered the question, sitting in a small room with Ms. Odette, the interpreter who was working with her to complete her learning profile—a ...

A significant demand for well-trained English as a second language (ESL) teachers exists throughout the United States. In areas such as education, business, hospitality and many more, the ...

Boston College’s TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) certificate program is designed to prepare future English language educators with the essential skills, knowledge, and ...

Chenkai Chi receives funding from SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship and Ontario Graduate Scholarship. Mehdia Hassan receives funding from the Ontario Graduate Scholarship. Pauline Sameshima has received ...

Desperate Welsh-medium schools are having to bring in teachers who only speak English in order to plug staffing gaps, a ...

Our Chalkboard Champion for the month of December in Sarasota is Malysa Johnson, who hails from Triad Alternative School, ...

The recent Harvard report on grading practices has drawn a lot of attention from colleges and universities across the country ...