I still remember a student I taught in Virginia early in my career. He was maybe 13 or 14, and he’d come to this country on a raft. People died on that journey. When he arrived, he couldn’t read in ...

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As the nation’s English-learner population grows each year, more researchers and policymakers are discussing how to best support these students linguistically and academically. Much of that discussion ...

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.

English learners are, on average, less likely to graduate high school in four years than students who never needed to learn English in school. But social identities like race and gender make a ...