Common Core transforms writing at a La. school
Writing comes front and center in classrooms at one Louisiana school, thanks to a new focus in learning standards that emphasize writing using textual evidence.
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A full Hersey team sweeps the IL debate championships
Debaters from Hersey HS in Arlington Heights swept the top 3 places in one of the divisions of the state debate championships.
Louisville high school reviews young adult literature
Women’s Final 4 Part 2 (Louisville): Amid an ongoing testing investigation, a Louisville, Ky., high school reviews young adult lit.
Bilingual literacy & learning in Lexington, Ky.
Final 4 Part 4: One elementary school in Kentucky looks to help kids in its Lexington neighborhood by teaching in both Spanish & English.
'Raising A Reader' launches in 7 Md. school systems
Maryland launched a family engagement program to spur early literacy, expected to help at least 1,500 pre-K students in Title I schools.
SAT will be changed — again
The SAT will get its first overhaul — since 2005, that is, bringing the exam more in line with what kids learn in high school.
Jock tweets he made out with teacher & is suspended
A 7-week suspension may seem severe for tweeting about making out with a teacher, but that's what happened in one Minneapolis high school.
Home page backdrop: Read Across America in March
March 2 is Dr Suess's birthday, so the month has been celebrated with reading since I can remember. Pick up a book and join lots of activities in schools and libraries.
Are you hearing the language of love?
People who use the same kinds of function words, such as conjunctions and pronouns, tend to hit it off better on a first date, Texas Tech researchers have found.
National World War II Museum essay deadlines approach
There's a $1000 prize for high school students and $250 prizes for middle schoolers who write the best essay in celebration of D-Day's 70th anniversary.