The prevailing system for educating adult English-language learners is falling woefully short in helping students reach proficiency in the language, a new report asserts. With just around 40 percent ...

In an upstairs classroom at Indian Run United Methodist Church in Dublin, volunteer English instructor Tara Leimeister led a group of new American adults — including immigrants and refugees from Syria ...

Taking ESL classes has become the latest trend for adults in the Northwest Houston area. English as a second language programs has sprouted in the area with many local businesses, school districts and ...

For some refugees and immigrants who now call the Quad Cities home, it isn't always easy to learn a new language, while also working a job. Black Hawk College offers free, adult English as a Second ...

Picking up a new language at any stage of life presents challenges, but for older adults learning English after moving to the United States, the endeavor can be especially consuming. Metro area ...

Adult ESL practitioners operate in a context in which full-time positions are rare, resources are scarce, and turnover is high. But efforts to professionalize the field should not be taken as an ...

BRANCH COUNTY — The Branch Intermediate School District will close enrollment for its Adult Education program at the end of September to allow teachers to focus on instruction for the high demand ...

MT. VERNON — Adult English classes hosted by the Vernon Township Public Library at Mt. Vernon Middle School started this week and will aim to help meet the needs of people with different levels of ...

Brockton's Adult Learning Center has a waitlist of 1,256 people for its English language classes. The center is funded by the city and federal grants, not the regular school budget for K-12 education.