English /tags/english English en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 05 Feb 2026 13:00:00 GMT Will Florida’s new English-only policy for drivers license exams make roads safer? What we found /government-politics/2026-02-05/will-floridas-new-english-only-policy-for-drivers-license-exams-make-roads-safer-what-we-found Now, the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles says that all Florida driver’s license written and oral exams will be administered only in English — without the option of an interpreter or translator — starting Feb. 6. The change applies to all driver license classifications. Thu, 05 Feb 2026 13:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-02-05/will-floridas-new-english-only-policy-for-drivers-license-exams-make-roads-safer-what-we-found Samantha Putterman | PolitiFact Fewer than half of Florida 10th graders passed the state English exam in 2022 /news/2022-08-31/fewer-than-half-of-florida-10th-graders-passed-the-state-english-exam-in-2022 Fewer than half of Florida's 10th graders passed the English Language Arts Exam given in the spring of 2022, a decline from 2021. Wed, 31 Aug 2022 11:30:00 GMT /news/2022-08-31/fewer-than-half-of-florida-10th-graders-passed-the-state-english-exam-in-2022 Kerry Sheridan Tower Of Babble: Nonnative Speakers Navigate The World Of 'Good' And 'Bad' English /culture/2021-04-25/tower-of-babble-nonnative-speakers-navigate-the-world-of-good-and-bad-english The demand for "proper" English can be used to shut people out of spaces and opportunities. The folks at NPR's "Rough Translation" podcast have a story to tell. Sun, 25 Apr 2021 12:31:29 GMT /culture/2021-04-25/tower-of-babble-nonnative-speakers-navigate-the-world-of-good-and-bad-english Carolyn McCusker, Rhaina Cohen No Se Habla English In Hialeah? Taco Tiff Spotlights U.S.'s Least Diverse City /news/2018-09-14/no-se-habla-english-in-hialeah-taco-tiff-spotlights-u-s-s-least-diverse-city Here’s an only-in-Miami story. This week a woman who speaks no Spanish tried to order food at a Taco Bell drive-through in Hialeah. Things didn’t end… Fri, 14 Sep 2018 22:25:52 GMT /news/2018-09-14/no-se-habla-english-in-hialeah-taco-tiff-spotlights-u-s-s-least-diverse-city Tim Padgett ¡Oye, Gringo! Shouldn't You Fix Your Accent In Spanish – Especially In South Florida? /show/latin-america-report/2018-02-05/oye-gringo-shouldnt-you-fix-your-accent-in-spanish-especially-in-south-florida Sometimes an accent can render a language sexy. Even elegant.Imagine the swooning sighs in U.S. cineplexes when native Spanish speaker Antonio Banderas… Tue, 06 Feb 2018 02:07:52 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2018-02-05/oye-gringo-shouldnt-you-fix-your-accent-in-spanish-especially-in-south-florida Tim Padgett Elocution Solution: More Immigrants Hope To Erase Their Accents In The Trump Era /show/latin-america-report/2018-01-29/elocution-solution-more-immigrants-hope-to-erase-their-accents-in-the-trump-era Like so many recently arrived immigrants in South Florida, Nykoll Hernandez is proud of the college education she’s getting here – and just as proud to… Tue, 30 Jan 2018 00:19:27 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2018-01-29/elocution-solution-more-immigrants-hope-to-erase-their-accents-in-the-trump-era Tim Padgett