The numbers for the state's fourth-grade writing tests should be out, but they are not because there is a problem with the scores. State school leaders held up grading of tests to check reliability of ...

Erika De La Rosa was excited when she heard about the sweeping changes to the STAAR exam. "When they initially announced it, as an English teacher, it sounded like a fantastic idea because writing ...

In Michigan, a group of fourth graders is learning important lessons on reading and writing. Since December, they have been exchanging handwritten letters with veteran pen pals and finally got the ...

Author and literary agent Alexandra Penfold can speak firsthand on how standardized testing shouldn’t define young students. One of her tweets from July 2018 about academic performance is making its ...

Tents are pitched everywhere. The sounds of a stream play a relaxing melody in the background. Elsewhere, there's a sign posted warning "Do not feed the animals." Students are sprawled on the ground ...

The fourth graders in Jeremy Lowe’s class at Atlanta’s Parkside Elementary School are on a tight deadline. They only have five minutes to write a dramatic “warm-up play” with characters, a setting, ...

‘Wonderful’ project connects the young and older adult residents. CENTERVILLE - Over the past year the pandemic has changed the way many people communicate in both their business and personal lives.

OCALA - Marion County fourth-graders have fallen further behind the state average in writing proficiency, according to FCAT results released Thursday. The number of proficient Marion County ...