Justin Minkel teaches 2nd and 3rd grade at Jones Elementary in Springdale, Ark., a high-performing, high-poverty school where 85 percent of the students are English-language learners. A former Teach ...

The Oct. 27 editorial, “Boston needs more bilingual education classrooms,” is correct that Boston needs more dual-language programs. In fact, all of Massachusetts needs them. Speaking a second ...

-- BUT THEY ARE NOT GIVING UP - AND SOME ARE GOING THE EXTRA MILE TO BRING SMILES TO KID'S FACES. "IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY TO BE IN OUR CLASS. ANDRE: IT’S BEEN A TOUGH YEAR FOR TEACHERS, BUT THEY ARE NOT ...