Migrants will be able to cheat their way through English language tests under £800m plans by Labour to make the tests entirely online, ministers have been warned.

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“Official” is a very English word. It has its roots in the Old French “oficial” and the Latin “officialis,” and now — thanks to a new Trump executive order — describes the status of the English language. President Trump’s executive action ...

The world of brain research has a secret flaw. For decades, studies into how the mind works have been carried out primarily by English-speaking scientists on English-speaking participants. Yet their conclusions have been branded as universal. Now, a ...

As more states and districts are embracing the “science of reading,” some educators and advocates have raised the question: Will these methods work for English-language learners? The “science of reading” has become shorthand in some literacy ...

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The state law requires schools to get written parental permission to take audio recordings of students, including the state’s 5,800 English language learners, whose assessments require an audio recording.