Too many Americans today can’t speak a second language, or even speak and write English sufficiently, writes Lynne Agress.

I speak decent Spanish, picked up working several decades ago as a news and sports reporter in Spain, Mexico and Argentina.

Investigators examined racial/ethnic differences in food allergy prevalence, care, and anaphylaxis knowledge among a nationally representative sample of US adults.

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Columbia Public Schools’ Adult English Language Learner program secured funding through fiscal year 2026 after facing uncertainty due to potential cuts to adult education grants. The proposed federal ...

In the most recent fiscal year that ended in June, 13,429 participants took part in Department of Youth and Community Development-funded adult literacy programs, a 26 percent drop from the year before ...

Brockton's Adult Learning Center has a waitlist of 1,256 people for its English language classes. The center is funded by the city and federal grants, not the regular school budget for K-12 education.

Education news and commentary, delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 newsletter. Amid this flurry of activity, one major potential shift in federal education policy has received little ...

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KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Literacy Council of Kingsport is inviting those interested in tutoring English as a Second Language (ESL) to its two-hour orientation and training course on September 20.

Major companies and even U.S. state workforce boards are implementing English language training as a benefit for workers, with impressive results around retention, likelihood to recommend the employer ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Monday’s Supreme Court ruling in favor of President Donald Trump means the administration can continue with its plans to dismantle the Department of Education. This comes just two weeks ...