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 ...

COLOMA, Mich. (WSBT) — Reading and writing are important lessons students learn while in school. This year, students at Coloma Intermediate put these lessons to use by having special pen pals, and on ...

COLOMA, Mich. (WSBT) — Fourth graders and veterans finally met face to face after a year-long pen pal connection. It was all a part of a pen pal program to enhance students’ reading and writing skills ...

She grew up to be a bestselling author, despite her test scores. Now, she's pointing out how formal education gets things wrong. Author and literary agent Alexandra Penfold can speak firsthand on how ...

Nearly 1,000 fourth graders in Santa Cruz and Santa Clara Counties will participate in a three-year, federally funded educational research project that aims to improve student performance in reading, ...

Similes, personification and onomatopoeia ... can you identify these when reading written material? If so, these abilities could earn you a sparkling tiara. If not, you may not be smarter than a ...

CENTERVILLE - Over the past year the pandemic has changed the way many people communicate in both their business and personal lives. Many have not seen friends and relatives in person for almost a ...

ALAMEDA, Calif. (KGO) -- Ryan Brazil's 4th grade class has accomplished a task that many have only dreamed of. The hard-working group of students wrote, illustrated and published a children's book: ...