The English language is a powerful tool. To wit, the phrase “high school” can evoke a myriad of responses depending upon who reads them. For actual young adults, it’s the recognition pressures — ...

Evan Marquez wakes up for the day, and the ’80s beats begin. Sometimes the titular English teacher’s on-and-off boyfriend Matthew is next to him in bed; often, he’s not. Evan does his morning ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: School is officially back in session thanks to Brian Jordan Alvarez and FX, and if you’re a fan of quality television, you’re not going to want to miss a second of class.

Lenny Burnham grew up in Missoula, Montana. From an early age, he was obsessed with TV and loved creating websites and participating in fan forums for Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He attended New York ...

One of the ways “Freaks and Geeks” succeeded — critically, if not ratings-wise — was to use the specific horrors of early 1980s high school to get at more universal truths about identity, growing up ...

Years ago, the Beaverton school district in Oregon participated in a study to determine the right models for improving English learners’ academic achievement. The results, which came out in 2019, ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: In the second episode of English Teacher, FX’s new comedy from Brian Jordan Alvarez, drag legend Trixie Mattel shares a piece of advice with high school football players ...

There is a risk that English Teacher, the fantastic new FX comedy series from Brian Jordan Alvarez, could be reduced to merely being a show both of and for our present moment. On the one hand, this is ...

In Christina Gomez’s kindergarten classroom at Mt. View Elementary, in a neighborhood of Nashville, Tenn., students took turns summarizing what they’d just read about the four seasons and farm animals ...

Louisiana’s first alternative program to certify teachers of English learners will seek final approval Wednesday from the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in hopes of addressing a shortage ...

FX has renewed English Teacher, its comedy series created by and starring Brian Jordan Alvarez. The 10-episode second season will premiere in 2025. “English Teacher was one of the most critically ...