English is a mandatory subject in Japan. Students begin learning it in elementary school, often by the 3rd grade. By ...

Proficiency rates in all subjects declined at Chicago Public Schools following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, a new review found English language arts proficiency rates at the ...

With junior high school entrance exam season ... the Tokyo metropolitan area. About 20 Japanese universities seeking students with a strong English proficiency also participated; Waseda, Keio ...

The nationwide attack on immigrants also recalls another dark chapter in American history: the detention of over 120,000 Japanese ... English proficiency requirements in a state where literacy ...

Students from Seattle and Naha, Okinawa, celebrate the 50th anniversary of the cross-cultural exchange program.

"It's difficult to talk to people because I mostly talk in English," Eiren ... foreign roots in Japan's schools are not isolated incidents but part of a larger societal shift. With the country's aging ...

which showed Illinois students in grades 3-8 charting the highest-ever proficiency rate in English language arts, thanks to the statewide focus on improving literacy. Illinois high schools also set a ...

Over 100,000 elementary school teachers nationwide lack formal English language teaching backgrounds. Many do not meet the minimum Common European Framework of Reference for Languages proficiency ...

In a bold move toward bilingual education, Ho Chi Minh City will test the English proficiency of all 47,000 public school teachers, marking its most ambitious assessment campaign to date. The largest ...

College progression rates for second level schools, which featured in The Irish Times Feeder Schools 2024 last December, have been updated after it emerged that University College Dublin and ...

ETS has launched its TOEIC Link assessments in India to meet the growing demand for English proficiency in the workforce and higher education. The test offers flexible, fast, and modular options ...

The Bank of Japan ("BOJ") has signaled that overnight rates are likely to continue rising, and as a result, the 10-year Japanese Government Bond has increased to its highest level in over a decade ...