This month, I went to school for parent-teacher conferences. My second-grader’s self-evaluation form listed several categories: “I follow directions,” “I understand math,” “I like to read,” and one we ...

Commentary: We are losing something important when schools move away from the basics, letting technology fill in the gaps with spellcheck.

Fourth-grade teacher Joe Dombrowski pulled off his April Fool’s Day prank a few days early this year, and the internet can’t get enough of it. Students at Royal Oak Elementary School in Michigan ...

Misty Adoniou is a Senior Lecturer in Language, Literacy and Teaching English as a Second Language at the University of Canberra. She occasionally presents workshops in schools on the teaching of ...

Parents and teachers often ask: “What’s the best way for my child or student to learn and retain words from the weekly spelling list? How does one get beyond simply memorizing words for a Friday ...

Author and primary school teacher Dan Batchelor has called for an end to traditional school spelling tests, arguing they do more harm than good for children with learning differences. Speaking at the ...

Abby McCloskey is a columnist, podcast host, and consultant. She directed domestic policy on two presidential campaigns and was director of economic policy at the American Enterprise Institute. This ...