Language Education
JOHANNESBURG - A 16-year-old who believes she was kicked out of class for speaking her first language at school has prompted government investigations, and the case is demonstrating how volatile the issue of language in education remains in South Africa.
PHOENIX - Arizona's education chief says the federal government has launched an investigation into whether the state discriminates against teachers who are nonnative English speakers.
BEIRUT - Maya Sabti's children were born and raised in Lebanon but they speak only broken Arabic and cringe when presented with an Arabic book to read.
WASHINGTON - English only?
With Hispanic enrollment surging in schools, many Spanish-speaking parents are having trouble helping their children with homework or communicating with U.S.
TOKYO - Every year for the past two decades, legions of young Americans have descended upon Japan to teach English.
