The number of English Learners in Philadelphia schools has grown steadily over the years as the District continues to add

Cecelia Thompson is a Philadelphia mom dealing with the stress of the everyday – helping with homework, cooking dinner, doing

Superintendent William Hite joined City Council members and advocates at Woodrow Wilson Middle School in Northeast Philadelphia to celebrate the hiring

New research is offering rare insight into how quickly Philadelphia’s immigrant students learn English, revealing hopeful signs as well as troubling

 The Education Law Center receives hundreds of calls from families and students through its Helpline and engages in conversations with advocates, student

Little by little, the number of people looking for something better than what they left behind in their home country

English learner (EL), a student who is in the process of learning English and requires extra English language support to

Science Leadership Academy Middle School officially celebrated its opening in September with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its temporary home at

The 7th graders were learning about pendulums in Judy Huynh’s class at Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures (FACTS) Charter School on the

Dai Htoo, one of the School District’s bilingual counseling assistants, told the Notebook in this issue that sometimes refugee students