Theater productions are created to stir intense emotions among the audience as well as the actors onstage. The combination of adrenaline, nerves and the pressure to tell a compelling story can be ...

True North Rochester Prep Charter School, the largest charter school in Monroe County, was taken to task recently by a teacher candidate who said he was asked to read verbatim from a scripted lesson.

Seizing on a teachable moment in a private school where scripted lessons rule lands one kindergarten teacher in the hot seat, while her counterpart in a less-stringent school setting is praised for ...

In the weeks leading up to the announcement that the Texas Education Agency is taking over the Fort Worth Independent School District, parents and community members worried the district would roll out ...

If scripted lesson plans produce the results their supporters claim, then no need exists to hire teachers in the first place (“Goodbye, Mr. & Ms. Chips,” Commentary, July 18, 2007). School boards ...

Scripted teaching curricula are becoming more ubiquitous across our school districts. Scripted curriculum literally gives teachers a script to read verbatim, mandated pacing guides, and pre-determined ...