After reporting on local schools participating in the Scripps Spelling Bee, our newsroom decided to put readers to the test.

Spelling test is mainly the test of orientation of words as per the English dictionary. Through spellings, you can identify the correct words, which tells about your English language skills. Correct ...

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 ...

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 ...

Are spelling tests really necessary? Not in the affluent Solon City Schools in Ohio where fifth graders are learning to spell second-grade level words! What if these were your children? Would you ...