A POLICY announced by the University of Cabuyao in Laguna instituting its campus as an English-using-only campus effective Feb. 3 created a stir not only among linguists but also non-linguists. To ...

Supporters of English-only policies typically argue three main points. First, they assert that people in America should speak English—or leave.

In the U.S. and elsewhere, nationality tends to be defined by a set of legal parameters. This may involve birthplace, ...

Government regulations aside, English-only policies can send a poor message to the workforce and customers. It serves to exclude people from the workplace.

In February 2001, a committee of the Iowa Senate held a hearing to consider a law that would require official state documents to be presented in no language other than English. The legislation was ...

People here speak lots of dfferent languages, but our lingua franca has never been in doubt.

Truckers who learned English as a second language are concerned they may lose their jobs if they make a mistake or speak with a heavy accent while under questioning. Some have worked to improve their ...

A beauty school in Russellville is under scrutiny after a TikTok video posted by a former student went viral, drawing attention to the school's policy.

A Fontana preschool that implemented an English-only policy for its employees agreed to a $200,000 settlement with California after a teacher’s aide claimed management retaliated against her for ...

And its repercussions are motivating some education leaders to create new policies to restore language rights to Spanish speakers and other speakers of non-English languages.