In her 11 years as director of Blue Hills Adult Education, Ellen Borgenicht has heard hundreds of student stories - but one recent one sticks out. A math teacher abroad came to America. He couldn't ...

The lowest level of for-credit community college classes are meaningful for the students enrolled in them. They’re also in decline, as transfer reforms and other factors shape community college course ...

Shakiba Zare, 16, moved to Arbutus with her family three years ago when they fled religious persecution in their home country of Iran. “We are not free because we are not Muslim. So that is why we ...

The Literacy Project offers free English as a Second Language (ESL) classes for adult students who would like to improve their English language reading and speaking skills. Free English classes are ...

Inside Isabel Senes’ ESL class Tuesday morning: NHPS’s English language learner student enrollment has increased from 4,199 to 4,626 since October. Credit: Maya McFadden Photo Career High School ...

In the year ending September 2022, more than 70,000 people had claimed asylum in the UK. The vast majority were from countries that do not use English as a first language. Being able to communicate in ...

Six years ago, Sterling resident Kathy Lague traveled to Paris. "I couldn’t speak French at all," she said. "It was really scary. It made me realize what it must be like for people who cannot speak ...

TROY, N.Y. – Hudson Valley Community College is now offering non-credit English as a Second Language (ESL) courses at Centro Civico in Albany. These new offerings complement a wide array of ESL ...

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 ...