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 — ...

Marlena Young-Jones has taught in Russellville City Schools for almost 11 years. Most of that time was spent as a 2nd grade general elementary teacher. In her last 2nd grade class at West Elementary, ...

Life in the classroom has no shortage of comedic or dramatic moments, and with that rich source material, more and more television shows are heading back to school. With the recent series premiere of ...

“English Teacher” casts one long dark shadow on the academic health of American schools; it is the kind of comedy that is funny because it rings true—true, at least, to what we who have been out of ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEW YORK -- Grab your backpacks and get ready for a laugh. From A to Gen Z, school is back in session. "English Teacher" is FX's new comedy series created by and starring Brian Jordan Alvarez.