ESL

The drop-in classes will take place on Saturday mornings at 10:30 a.m. at the Diamond Hill/Jarvis branch. English language learners can join the weekly program at any time and as often as they like.

Since 2008, the number of Texas students learning English as a second language who take longer than five years to become proficient is growing.

This fall, the Trump administration announced it's lowering the annual cap on the number of refugees allowed into the U.S. That change is affecting how…

It’s a little after 6:30 at night inside Daugherty Elementary in Garland, but classes are in session. Alvaro Méndez stands in front of a group of eager…

Imagine coming to this country and not knowing how to speak the language. More than 7,800 refugees came to Texas during the 2016 fiscal year, and many of…

For four decades most adults wanting to learn to English have turned to Texas public schools. That will change next summer, causing immediate confusion…

Nearly 20 percent of all Texas public school students don’t speak fluent English. The challenge for teachers is how to communicate with these students and…

When families arrive from another country, school districts have to determine a student’s home language and explain to parents how the school system here…

Learning a new language isn’t easy. It’s even harder if you haven’t been to school in decades. That hasn’t stopped 85-year-old Pablo Valverde, an East…

In the heart of Oak Cliff is an institution -- Imported Books, a bookstore that Robert Jones has been running out of the front rooms of his house since…

The Nation’s Report Card for student performance came out Wednesday, and, at first glance, the news may seem disappointing for Dallas. Math and reading…

Dallas claims more English language learners than any school district in Texas. Despite that, state funding cuts forced the district to close its "intake…