Teaching & Learning

English Learners

Learn more about students whose first language is not English, also referred to as students learning English as a second language

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Webinars on English Learners
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Featured Special Reports

Special Report How Educators Are Boosting Outcomes for English Learners Amid Challenges
Explore how schools and states are trying to support English learners with programs, literacy strategies, and teacher training.
September 22, 2025
Diana Oviedo-Holguin teaches a first grade English learner class at Heritage Elementary School in San Antonio, Texas, on Sept. 3, 2025.
Diana Oviedo-Holguin teaches a first grade English learner class at Heritage Elementary School in San Antonio, Texas, on Sept. 3, 2025.
Noah Devereaux for Education Week
Special Report Enseñar a los Estudiantes de Inglés Como Segundo Idioma
¿Qué tan buenos son los servicios que las escuelas les prestan a los estudiantes de inglés como segundo idioma?
May 11, 2016
Ke’mari Barnes (izquierda) y Yesenia Gomez trabajan en conjunto con tarjetas de rompecabezas durante una clase del pre-kinder en la Academia de Dos Idiomas en Tulsa, Oklahoma. La mitad de los estudiantes de la escuela son estudiantes de inglés como segundo idioma y representan un gran cambio demográfico en los últimos años en el distrito escolar.
Ke’mari Barnes (izquierda) y Yesenia Gomez trabajan en conjunto con tarjetas de rompecabezas durante una clase del pre-kinder en la Academia de Dos Idiomas en Tulsa, Oklahoma. La mitad de los estudiantes de la escuela son estudiantes de inglés como segundo idioma y representan un gran cambio demográfico en los últimos años en el distrito escolar.
Shane Bevel para Education Week
Special Report Teaching America's English-Language Learners
Articles in this special report explore the efforts states and school districts are making to effectively teach English-language learners. También disponible en español.
May 11, 2016
Pre-K student Kailyn Walker reaches for a book in her classroom at the Dual Language Academy in Tulsa, Okla., where 50 percent of children are English-learners and students are taught in English and Spanish.
Pre-K student Kailyn Walker reaches for a book in her classroom at the Dual Language Academy in Tulsa, Okla., where 50 percent of children are English-learners and students are taught in English and Spanish.
Shane Bevel for Education Week
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