Teacher Ali Warsame, left, jokes with students (left to right)Amy Keyes, Jordan Trammel and Juan Peralta as they attempt to pronounce Somali phrases during language class.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A Columbus school is celebrating its diverse culture and giving students a bilingual lesson. Every week, Noor Academy teaches students the Somali language and culture. Many of ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Twenty Metro Transit officers sit in a classroom, carefully taking notes. They slowly try to pronounce every word instructor Ali Warsame says, from simple greetings like “hello” ...

NORTH MANKATO — A diverse set of foreign languages are taught at area colleges, but until last month they didn't include one of the languages most frequently spoken in the region. Students in various ...

Following a violent start to the new year in Columbus, community leaders are speaking out on how to reverse course. Last year was the first time in a decade the city’s homicide numbers were under ...

ST. CLOUD — Three years after creating what was thought to be the first high school-level curriculum for native Somali speakers in the state and country, Abdi Mahad is at it again — this time creating ...

For weeks now, Sakarie Hassan has come home from kindergarten at Sullivan STEAM Magnet School eager to tell about the words he's learning to read in Somali, the language he speaks at home. He'll greet ...

NORTH MANKATO, Minn. (AP) - A diverse set of foreign languages are taught at area colleges, but until last month they didn’t include one of the languages most frequently spoken in the region. Students ...

Minneapolis Public Schools have implemented two Somali classes — one that focuses on language and the other on culture, and the program is turning out to be quite popular, with nearly 60 students ...

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"When you have a Somali victim, you can't wait for a translator or wait for the language line to come online in order to get the description," Metro Transit Police Chief John Harrington says. ST. PAUL ...