For many immigrants in Gainesville and the U.S, the pressure to assimilate and create a home is overwhelming. The hope for this future, however, begins in an English class. Every Tuesday and Thursday ...

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MT. VERNON — Adult English classes hosted by the Vernon Township Public Library at Mt. Vernon Middle School started this week and will aim to help meet the needs of people with different levels of ...

On a recent afternoon at a former hotel in Methuen, about 20 Haitian students sat in a makeshift classroom, practicing words in English related to school and workplaces, led by a teacher and a Haitian ...

Asking students to dissect the motivations of a character in a book is doing more than teaching them about plot and characterization. This exercise also helps students learn to see different ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn — Bridge Refugee Services says Knoxville has one of the largest Sudanese populations in the country. As more people move to East Tennessee from countries like the Democratic Republic ...

NEW LIVES AND JOBS, BUT FEELING CONFIDENT IN AN UNFAMILIAR CULTURE CAN STILL SEEM LIKE A DAUNTING TASK TWO MAJOR STAKEHOLDERS IN SOUTH OMAHA. WANT TO HELP WORKING MEN AND WOMEN LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE SO ...

There are days when Tammy Barberena has to rely on her middle school-aged son to understand how he’s doing in school. Barberena, who speaks Spanish, struggles to communicate with teachers and staff at ...