Among a slew of ideas tucked into a new proposal about what the next generation of federal school accountability should be (courtesy of 15 large-district superintendents), was this morsel: “Ability ...

Learning a new language is easy. Mastering it is hard. For those who pursue the goal to converse in a foreign tongue, there are a plethora of courses, apps, classes, and other ways to learn. However, ...

In an increasingly global economy, fluency in a second language is often touted as an important asset to individuals, not to mention employers. But is learning a second language in school really worth ...

There’s an age-old myth that says full-grown adults can’t become fluent in a second language. And lately, the media has been pointing to a new study that seems to suggest as much, saying that the ...

Districts are hiring more teachers to cope with the growing number of children whose first language isn’t English. In the Langley Elementary School classroom, everything happens in English. Pupils ...

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Italian cardinal Joseph Caspar Mezzofanti was said to have spoken more than 38 languages fluently at the time of his death in 1849, a skill that would have been imminently useful in today's globalized ...

Many Americans don't learn a second or a third language from birth, let alone a language that the CIA or U.S. Foreign Service might want. The situation has forced U.S. government agencies to learn how ...

Reds shortstop Jose Peraza, a native of Venezuela, decided this spring that he wanted his voice to be heard more than ever. Starting in spring training, Peraza, who is in his third year with the Reds, ...