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An interdisciplinary gardening unit can strengthen students' sense of belonging and enhance their language skills.

With all 50 states and the District of Columbia now allowing high school graduates to earn a seal that signals their mastery of English and another world language, a new report takes a look at state-by-state data on who’s earning this distinction.

Take a look at this collection of Spanish-language books for kids from School Library Journal.

Challenging, culturally responsive assignments can create a dynamic that supports students’ language development and critical thinking.

Carlos Garcia Saldaña drove past block after block of homes, businesses, and churches “wiped off the face of the earth.” The Eaton fire that had consumed large parts of Altadena was still burning in the San Gabriel Mountains. The charter network leader needed to see what remained of his schools.

Just a few miles from the wildfire evacuation zones, YA writer and high school English teacher Veronica Bane has watched the fires wreak incomprehensible damage to her city. As an English teacher in a school without a library, Bane’s classroom library became the default library for the school. She sees every day the importance of the books on the student community and she knew classroom libraries and personal collections were being lost. She knew she could replace those books.

LA is getting a reprieve because Santa Ana winds haven't been as bad recently. But with schools still closed after more than a week of chaos, kids are struggling. Hear more on the latest from LA.

The ability to understand why people do what they do starts with empathy, and using the hierarchy of needs can help students understand fictional characters.

The California wildfires add to the growing tally of natural disasters that have upended the school year for thousands of students across the country. In September, schools in the South faced extended closures after Hurricane Helene swept through the Gulf Coast up through the Appalachian Mountains. The disruptions will be harmful to students for years to come, researchers say.

The number of English language learners enrolling in Pittsburgh-area schools has grown as immigrant families move in.