When Mohammed Choudhury came to Maryland as state superintendent a year ago, he brought experience teaching in districts with robust programs for students learning English as a second language. After ...

Maryland officials are trying to get more students who speak little English to take high-stakes state tests, a two-year process designed to push their teachers to increase their focus on academics.

Full disclosure: My wife is a bilingual teacher and my children grew up speaking English and Spanish. But you don’t need those factors in your life to have a vested interest in how well the school ...