The enrollment of adults in English-as-a-second-language classes rose modestly in Southern states from 2005 to 2008, the Southern Regional Education Board says in a report released today. In the same ...

Facing federal funding cuts, the Literacy Coalition of the Permian Basin is expanding ESL classes in West Texas to meet ...

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 ...

One of the clearest ways to give a child a leg up is to be involved in his or her education. But what if you can't read homework assignments or call the teacher? That is the reality for more than ...

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

ESL teacher Jorge Saucedo leads a class about weather in his Fannin school classroom. Student Marina Baldez is a 30 year-old nurse from Mexico who can't be a nurse here until she masters English.