This month, I went to school for parent-teacher conferences. My second-grader’s self-evaluation form listed several categories: “I follow directions,” “I understand math,” “I like to read,” and one we ...

Think you're smarter than a third grader? Well, it's time to put that to the test — but you might be surprised by the outcome because, according to the creator of this quiz , most adults are unable to ...

Abby McCloskey is a columnist, podcast host, and consultant. She directed domestic policy on two presidential campaigns and was director of economic policy at the American Enterprise Institute. This ...

MILLERSVILLE, Pa. — A Pennsylvania school district has eliminated spelling tests for its elementary students. NBC affiliate WGAL reports the Penn Manor School District in Lancaster County made the ...

Misty Adoniou is a Senior Lecturer in Language, Literacy and Teaching English as a Second Language at the University of Canberra. She occasionally presents workshops in schools on the teaching of ...

The latest research supports weekly spelling tests in a test-study-test format from a grade by grade curriculum. For example, the pretest or self-testing as described in Part 1 of “5 Reasons Your ...