On a weekday afternoon, students from all over the world gather in a classroom in Queens to learn English. Tomas Yucailla Cepeda has been attending since February 2022. “It’s very, very important to ...

Not speaking English is a figurative wall that obstructs millions of immigrants in California from taking full advantage of the opportunities in their new home. Although there are plenty of places ...

I teach English as a second language to three immigrant women one night a week as a volunteer for the Literacy Council of Montgomery County, in Maryland, so I have a personal interest in the recent ...

An earlier version of this story was corrected for the name of the Mid-Valley Literacy Center on Tuesday, April 12. Can you name three homophones? How about "ate" and "eight," "ant" and "aunt," or ...

New online tools and an array of remote classes and programs are ramping up education and training for adults. By Kerry Hannon This article is part of our new series, Currents, which examines how ...