ELL News Headlines

As the number of English learners has surged, the growth in the number of teachers with specialized training hasn’t always kept pace. That means general education teachers who want and are expected to help English learners in mainstream classrooms aren’t trained in how to work with these students, nor do they always have access to co-teachers with expertise.

Coding can help students understand the building blocks of world languages, and it provides an authentic way to tell stories.

From sports fiction to dark academia, these novels written for striving readers will appeal to teens with a variety of interests.

Congress approved funding dedicated to English learners in the fiscal 2026 federal budget, but failed to increase the program’s total allocation even as the student population continues to grow, and costs associated with educating them rise.

Kindness toward others is often taught in elementary school, but it’s also important for students to extend it to themselves.

California colleges are looking for answers about the status of a federal grant program serving colleges that enroll many Hispanic students, amid mixed messages from Congress and the Trump administration.

Elementary teachers nationwide say they’re seeing the same trend: worsening — and increasingly severe — behavior problems in young children. Students are more disruptive. They sometimes lash out physically at classmates and teachers. They’re more defiant. It’s pushing many teachers and schools to try new methods to bring classrooms under control, with districts and states sharply divided over the right approach.

School leaders serving immigrant students and families have long prepared for the possibility of needing to arrange care for a student in the event that federal immigration agents detain parents or guardians. But advocates say more school leaders are now actively seeking guidance as immigration enforcement increases in communities across the country.

TESOL International Association (TESOL) is pleased to announce Rashad Ahmed as the recipient of the 2026 TESOL Teacher of the Year Award, which recognizes exceptional English language teaching at all levels. Ahmed will be formally honored at the TESOL 2026 International Convention & Expo, March 24-27, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Immigrants who came to the U.S. as refugees could be detained after a year of arriving here under a new policy from the Department of Homeland Security.