Who is an English-language learner? Across 50 states and tens of thousands of school districts, answers to that fundamental question can be quite different. But with the Common Core State Standards ...

As the use of digital credentials grows, differentiating between credentials that are valuable for both employers and learners becomes more and more important. Understanding how to create credentials ...

Robert McCrum is the literary editor of the Observer in London and the coauthor of "The Story of English." The English language, brought to the shores of Britain by an obscure Germanic tribe, the ...