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 ...

Disappointed by last year's fourth-grade writing scores, the Marion County School District decided to spend 2008-09 focusing on the subject at all elementary grade levels. It apparently paid off.

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 ...

Testing is a big part of a child's education. For those who struggle – a Rocky Mount school might have found a solution. A new program, centered on video game playing, could be the reason why fourth ...

Last year, when a new version of ChatGPT was released that could spit out an essay on the causes of World War I or how symbolism is used in Shakespeare’s Macbeth with eye-popping efficiency, veteran ...

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 ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- What started as a fourth grade writing assignment led a student at a Fort Knox school to publish his own children's book. According to a news release Thursday from Fort Knox ...

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 ...