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The lowest level of for-credit community college classes are meaningful for the students enrolled in them. They’re also in decline, as transfer reforms and other factors shape community college course ...

It started with a simple after-school conversation last spring between two teachers. Barbara Page, a veteran English-as-a-second-language teacher, and Meredith Vanden Berg, an 8th grade science ...

BACKGROUND: Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee is a leading, non-sectarian, non-profit organization providing emergency relief, protection, rehabilitation assistance, resettlement ...

On the last day of class, everyone in Jeff Libman’s English as a Second Language course at Truman College brought a native dish — but at this party, ethnic cuisine took a back seat to Scrabble.

Six years ago, Sterling resident Kathy Lague traveled to Paris. "I couldn’t speak French at all," she said. "It was really scary. It made me realize what it must be like for people who cannot speak ...

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 ...