About 68 million Americans speak a language other than English at home. The vast majority, 241 million, speak English and no ...

American history shows that people can express their patriotism in many languages — and they can just as easily express ...

Across its nearly 250-year history, the United States has never had an official language, until now. But Americans will not ...

When the British first took control of Manhattan in 1664, over 18 immigrant languages were already in circulation on the ...

Experts spoke with Education Week about the potential challenges and opportunities an official U.S. language creates.

President Trump’s executive order puts his “America first” stamp onto the nation’s speech. But the effect might be muted.

Today, about 1.5 billion people speak English. Only about 400 million of those speak it as their first language. It is the ...

For the first time in our history, an American president has declared by executive order that English is the official ...

In California, there are designated English Language Development classes, but English language development is also integrated ...

Our growing embrace of English wasn’t the only thing S.I. Hayakawa and his crew were wrong about. All the kumbaya they ...

As St Patrick's Day approaches, many celebrate Irish culture, but did you know that our native language has influenced ...

The order, which was signed Saturday, will allow government agencies and organizations that receive federal funding to choose ...