New U.S. Department of Justice memo outlines how federal agencies will implement English as the national language.

Mary Ann Zehr was an assistant editor for Education Week. Her beats included English-language learners, bilingual education, immigrants, dropouts, achievement-gap issues, and charter and private ...

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) presented results from the spring 2025 administration of the ...

Pam Bondi issued DOJ guidance to implement Trump’s English-only order, ending reliance on disparate impact and scaling back ...

Overall state English language arts scores for Indiana students stayed flat for the fifth year in a row. In math, students ...

Shortly after taking office, President Donald Trump declared English should be the country's official language. Shortly after, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene introduced a bill to do so. The Department of ...

Statewide, 40.6% students are at or above proficiency standards in English and language arts, and 42.1% of students are at or ...

In addition, the Department of Education was implementing a new test that aligns with recently revamped English language proficiency standards, so the timing was appropriate, Ahumada said.

The Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA, directs more attention to English Language Learners. This new federal education law replaced No Child Left Behind last December, and it could mean a big ...

The Eastern Bank Foundation pledged $10 million to help adult workers learn English and employers fill vacant jobs. Why it ...

LAS CRUCES - Only 3 percent of English language learners in New Mexico's public schools passed the standardized proficiency exam in 2019. In 2017, less than 1 percent of students passed. The ...

In a win for advocates of English-language learners, Florida is allowing students to opt out of taking an annual English proficiency exam that is administered in person. The state Department of ...