IN my previous column, I discussed the nature of language standards. In this column, I wish to highlight what a standard language is not — or quite possibly, dispel what most people think it is but ...

German is the standard language that is used above all in Germany, Austria and parts of Switzerland. But how did German come to be the standard language? And how has the perception of standard German ...

Putting the common-core standards into practice in classrooms is a monumental change for teachers in the nation’s public schools, but for educators who work with English-language learners, the shifts ...