The program pairs “Buddies” — teenage volunteers — with girls from low-income families attending government schools, helping ...

Not speaking English is a figurative wall that obstructs millions of immigrants in California from taking full advantage of the opportunities in their new home. Although there are plenty of places ...

English is one of the most popular languages in the world: More than 1 billion people speak it, about 380 million consider it their native language and many countries make sure young students learn it ...

“Do you know what a frog is?” Kimi Pu, 9, asks her dad with a grin, pointing at a fork. “Frog?” he repeats, sheepish but smiling. “Frog’ is an animal—this is a fork.” “Fork! Sorry!” he says. “Great ...

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 ...

The program was created to help people living in emergency shelters, but is now open to other low-income job-seekers, ...

This story appears on the cover of Forbes Asia, July 2012 issue. Why Vincent Tan stepped down from the corporate suite, and his focus on a critical mission: to help Malaysians speak the language of ...