The educational company Zaner-Bloser hosts an annual national handwriting contest. Each year one winner is chosen from kindergarten through 8th grade. Winners receive a $500 cash prize, a trophy, and ...

Every other week, each student in Anne Fadiman’s writing seminars is welcomed into her office for an hour-long, one-on-one session. In these meetings, Fadiman, the Francis Writer-in-Residence and ...

Just when we think traditional education is being tossed into the school trash bin, we get reminded that some of the old ways still actually work. Social studies and civics are being restored to ...