Here’s a collection of the English-learner-focused stories that resonated most with EdWeek readers in 2025. In July, the U.S. Department of Justice published guidance on how federal agencies could ...

When it comes to education news, 2025 was unprecedented. Within days of President Donald Trump taking office in January, ...

Malik Al Dakhil (left) smiles Tuesday as she works with teacher Carry Miller on wording for a group presentation she’ll deliver during Miller’s “newcomer” class at Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids.

The increase in conversations about how to serve the overall needs of students, including their social and emotional needs, is one of the silver linings of education during the pandemic. While the ...

The number of Chuukese and Spanish speakers in DOE schools has been rising, while schools are seeing fewer students fluent in ...

English learners in the Valley had a big year. Here’s what to expect for 2026 It’s been a long year for English learners in ...

Overview: Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing modern education by making learning smarter, more personalized, and ...

This week’s new question-of-the-week is: What are effective assessment strategies for multilingual learners? Assessment is a key element of teaching—we need to know where our students are in the ...

Three decades ago, I was flagged as needing special education services because I had a Deaf parent. The teachers found gaps in my academic and linguistic development. I received those services for six ...

Daniel Johnsey is a student at Southern New Hampshire University. I remember it like it was yesterday: the look on my father’s face when I told him he would become a grandfather before my high school ...

The purpose of this statement is to communicate the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine’s commitment to a healthy learning environment that supports student ...

More than 40% of higher education students are older than 22, and almost 70% are holding down jobs while taking courses, finds a new report on the "new majority" college student. Nontraditional ...