Some protestant churches in Texas are quietly embracing a new mission: providing ESL instruction to immigrants. Baptist churches in Plano, Waco and Austin say they're seeing rising enrollment.

Four years ago, Texas lawmakers began offering schools extra money to support programs for non-native English speakers. Districts across the state immediately took them up on their offer, creating new ...

On a recent Monday morning in Wendell Norris Marquez’s classroom in Austin, Texas, students were getting ready to read a story in Spanish by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. But first, they discussed the ...

A North Texas nonprofit is learning just how much demand there is for expanded English language offerings for the fast-growing immigrant community in Dallas-Fort Worth. This summer the Storehouse of ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — There’s an effort to get more Austinites eligible for jobs at Tesla’s new gigafactory. Austin Community College District says it’s working with the company and community partners to ...

Six months ago, 16-year-old Honduran Jeffrey Flores arrived in Fort Worth with his family without knowing a word of English but secure in the knowledge it would be among the first things to tackle in ...

Four years ago, Texas lawmakers began offering schools extra money to support programs for non-native English speakers. Districts across the state immediately took them up on their offer, creating new ...

While most Southeast Texas students were diving into the freedom of summer, leaving their books and backpacks behind, dozens of middle and high schoolers in Port Arthur were heading back to class.

Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. On a recent Monday morning in Wendell Norris Marquez’s classroom in Austin, Texas, students were getting ready to read a story in Spanish by ...

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