Thirty years ago, I entered the teaching profession determined to help students learn to write. I was on a mission, fueled by the strong views of the professors and master-teachers in my credentialing ...

Starting in 2017, students in Louisiana schools will learn cursive writing in 3rd grade—and they’ll keep getting instruction on it through graduation. A bill signed by Louisiana governor John Bel ...

IN BALLOONING NUMBERS, third-grade teachers are begging for different assignments this fall, saying the tough new promotion rules for their students have dulled the joy of teaching. “I would certainly ...

Students pair off for a reading exercise Monday in the third grade class co-taught by Alyson Tornes and Courtenay Halliday at Harmar Elementary School. The wall dividing the two classrooms was removed ...

Cursive writing may be a lost art since the advent of keyboards and smart phones, but not in Alabama public schools. A new state law will make sure of that. Lexi's Law, which goes into effect Aug. 1, ...

Lynette Stant teaches third grade in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian community in Arizona. For our Learning Curve series, she shares what a week of virtual learning is like. Throughout the school ...