After writing first-in-the-nation Assyrian language curriculum, Niles Township D219 gets award

Niles Township High School District 219 got an award for developing the nation’s first Assyrian language program. 130 are ...
The Wilton Bulletin

Get ready for the summer with Riverbook Regional YMCA’s swimming lessons for all ages

Both Colleran and Lusher noted that the Riverbrook Regional YMCA offers private swim lessons at someone’s home pool. The Y ...
The Christian Science Monitor

Seeking a stronger connection to Africa, young Egyptians learn Swahili

Interest in studying Swahili – the lingua franca of much of East Africa – is booming in Egypt.
BBC

Mayor cuts English lessons for foreign nationals

English lessons for some foreign nationals are to be cut from next year, the mayor of Lincolnshire has said. Reform UK's Dame Andrea Jenkyns said the money would be reallocated to improve literacy ...
The White House

Designating English as the Official Language of The United States

Section 1. Purpose and Policy. From the founding of our Republic, English has been used as our national language. Our Nation’s historic governing documents, including the Declaration of Independence ...
The Conversation

English lessons shouldn’t be an immigration test – why the UK’s new policy risks deepening exclusion

Declan Flanagan is affiliated with NATECLA. Mike Chick is affiliated with the Welsh Refugee Council. What happens when learning English stops being a bridge into society and starts to feel like a test ...
Daily Express

Parent fury as asylum seekers given English lessons at primary school with children around

17:51, Mon, Nov 24, 2025 Updated: 17:53, Mon, Nov 24, 2025 Parents have protested outside a primary school against English lessons for asylum seekers during class times. Mums and dads of children who ...
Daily Record

Protests at Scots primary school over "toxic" claims unvetted migrants taking English lessons

Protests are taking place outside a Scots primary school following a "toxic campaign" reporting that migrants would be taking English lessons there without vetting. The gathering at the gates of ...
Metro

Far-right group to protest refugees’ English class at primary school

A far-right anti-migrant group tried have organised a protest at an English class for asylum seekers. Spartan Child Protection Team in Glasgow, Scotland, have arranged a meet-up at Dalmarnock Primary ...
The Straits Times

Vietnam to make English a compulsory 2nd language in all schools by 2035, to be more competitive

HANOI - “The English language helps me talk to people from different countries,” said 11-year-old Kim Long. “I also love it because I can read lots of books and comics, and watch football on YouTube, ...
ITV

Fewer exams, lessons on AI and mortgages: Plans to shake up English school curriculum

The government is set to slash GCSE exam time, and will introduce lessons on AI and budgeting, following recommendations from a review of England's school curriculum. Cari Davies reports. The volume ...
Lowy Institute

Military training lessons from Ukraine

The study of how Ukrainian forces have adapted, learned, and transformed their training regimes is a vital but under-examined element of this war, and war more generally. Ukraine’s military training ...