When the student arrived in New Orleans from Vietnam, as a high school sophomore, she spoke very little English. Despite making the honor roll at George Washington Carver High School, she repeatedly ...

English learners are, on average, less likely to graduate high school in four years than students who never needed to learn English in school. But social identities like race and gender make a ...

HOUMA -- Cindy Vo faced the audience at Ellender High School’s graduation last month wearing a valedictorian’s vestments. The American-born daughter of Vietnamese immigrants spoke of high-school ...