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 ...

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, ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Since October, fourth-graders at Wessagusset Primary School have been exchanging letters with local seniors in a collaborative program with Weymouth Elder Services. On Monday, the pen pals met for the ...

Remi Goldrick, Eliana Sanchez and Emila Giovannini-Yarnell, from left, are three of the fourth graders at the Alice B. Beal Elementary School in Springfield who love to write poetry. (Mark M. Murray / ...