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Review: In the brilliant ‘English’ at Goodman Theatre, a language class takes on global importance
Chicago Tribune· 5 days agoThe ticket out, should one desire, is via a good score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language,...
How Baltimore County’s Teacher of the Year is changing her school’s reputation
The Baltimore Banner· 7 hours agoLeading a short line of sixth graders down the Woodlawn Middle School hallway was Stephanie Gerhold,...
The Massive Immigration Wave Hitting America’s Classrooms
The Wall Street Journal· 1 day ago“What we’re trying to do is defy the odds” with the older students, the high-school teacher said....
‘Espresso’: Intensity and Heat, in a Drink or a ‘Song of the Summer’
The Wall Street Journal· 2 days agoIn the annual tradition of anointing a “song of the summer” that’s ubiquitous from late May to Labor...
Code Talkers Were America's Secret Weapon in World War II
Mountain View Telegraph· 3 hours agoEradicating Native languages has resulted in the systematic loss of Indigenous languages throughout ...
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Grow Apart
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe title of today's puzzle allowed me to make a pretty good guess about the theme...
Brain Implant Helps Paralyzed Man To Speak Again – In Two Different Languages
IFLScience· 5 days agoThe 36-year-old participant in this study had become quadriplegic after a stroke affecting part of the brainstem. Incredibly, it was at age 30 – after & ...
'Wheel of Fortune' praised for not allowing contestant's answer
Newsweek· 6 days agoWheel of Fortune viewers have praised the show for "preserving the English language" by not allowing...
'Run for their money': Why do we say this, plus ‘par for the course’ and more? 3 fun origin stories
Fox News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe sports field has inspired many popular expressions today, including "par for the course" and "a...
The debate over "LatinX" and how words get adopted — or not
NPR· 2 days agoLanguage, Words on the Move: Why English Won't - and Can't - Sit Still...in linguistics from Stanford. This segment of the< ...