Here’s a collection of the English-learner-focused stories that resonated most with EdWeek readers in 2025. In July, the U.S.

While states with some of the largest English-learner populations, such as California and Texas, use their own exams, most states rely on the WIDA ACCESS test to fulfill federal requirements for ...

Bill has long odds in the Democratic-led House and comes amid a series of nationwide controversies around commercial drivers.

Nearly 9,500 truck drivers are out of service as DOT intensifies enforcement of English-language requirements during ...

An executive order signed by President Trump making English the official language of the U.S. has immigrant advocates worried the move risks real harm for people with limited English proficiency.

Los datos ya llegaron, y revelan algo interesante sobre los estudiantes bilingües de los Estados Unidos. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. No need to hop over to Google Translate.

More than 1,200 truckers have been removed from U.S. highways since late June for being unable to communicate adequately in English or read English-language highway signs, Federal Motor Carrier Safety ...

Language as a political tool Since India’s independence from Britain in 1947, the status of English in India has been deeply political – entwined with questions of identity, power, and national ...

Idioms are an often invisible barrier to understanding and inclusion for second-language speakers because their meanings rely ...