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Ann Arbor educator Suzanne Vu is an outstanding educator who brings expertise and collaboration to her work every day. "Her deep knowledge of English Language instruction allows her to thoughtfully tailor support to meet each student's unique needs," Logan Elementary Principal Will Wright says. "Suzanne builds strong, trusting relationships with families and is actively involved in every part of our school community. Her dedication makes a lasting difference for our multilingual learners and for Logan as a whole."

For Chelsea Duran, returning to Maywood Academy High School this fall for her senior year means feeling like she has to be on high alert, watching over her shoulder for immigration enforcement agents.

The National Book Foundation today announced the five finalists for the 2025 National Book Award for Young People's Literature. The list includes three novels in verse and three authors who were previously finalists for Young People's Literature: Ibi Zoboi (2017), Kyle Lukoff (2021), and Amber McBride (2021).

A groundbreaking children’s television show is set to introduce a new character who is largely non-speaking and communicates with the help of a special speech tablet. "Carl the Collector," which made history when it premiered last year with its focus on a cast of neurodiverse characters, will add Paolo, a new friend with autism who loves outer space.

One of the world’s most beloved and influential primatologists and conservationists has died. Jane Goodall spent more than half a century studying chimpanzees and advocating for animal rights and environmental protection. As Jeffrey Brown reports, Goodall helped change the way we look at animals and their behavior.

Dual enrollment (DE) — taking college courses in high school — can help improve student access to and success in college. In the past few years, California has invested heavily in improving DE access and reforming assessments for English and English as a Second Language (ESL) — especially for historically underrepresented students.

A new nationwide report released Tuesday by the National Council on Teacher Quality warns that states need significant structural improvements to their teacher- preparation programs, in-service support, and pay systems to increase the teaching pipeline for the most vulnerable groups of students.

Yehiri Gonzalez first heard about a new program to shepherd Chicago students into teaching careers at the height of the pandemic. The daughter of Mexican immigrants, she had spoken little English in the early grades and struggled to keep up, at one point leaning on a tutor who came to the shelter where she had stayed for a time. She credits growing as a student and getting into the highly selective Lane Tech College Prep High School to finding peers and educators who shared and understood her background. She wanted to offer that support to other students.

Under President Donald Trump, the federal government is systematically retreating from helping educate English learners and protecting their civil rights. In addition to yanking federal guidance and resources, the president is seeking to eliminate all $890 million in federal funding for English language acquisition programs in schools. All of that puts more responsibility on states and local schools to educate English learners.

This month teacher Megan Singh will stand at the front of a small class at Enlace Academy. But her students won’t be children — they’ll be parents, grandparents and relatives of Enlace students, learning English together to better support their kids at home.