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 ...
Shellie Ross of Wesley Rankin Community Center (right, holding “Reach for the STAARS” sign) takes part in a pep rally to welcome students at Edison Middle Learning Center on STAAR testing day. Erika ...
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 ...
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 Florida Department of Education lowered the performance level standard on a state writing exam after only 27 percent of fourth graders passed, MyFoxOrlando reports. The decision to lower the ...
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 ...
KAILUA (KITV4) - St. Anthony School Kailua 4th grader Apollina Recupero is the 4th grade Grand National Champion in the 31st annual Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest. Apollina was recognized ...