Seven years later, children who start learning English in the first grade achieve poorer results in this subject than children whose first English lesson isn’t until the third grade. The researchers ...

International Newcomer Academy’s Principle Angelia Ross speaks with a parent and student during the Back to School Drive on the campus in Fort Worth, Texas, the weekend before classes started.

Even in schools offering face-to-face instruction this fall, one “class” of students likely won’t be the coherent unit that it was in past years. Within one 5th grade class, for example, students may ...