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 ...
From South Carolina to Mississippi and beyond, educators are embracing text‑dependent writing to help 4th graders craft thoughtful, evidence‑based stories and essays. Toolkits, rubrics, and real ...
Editor’s note: The following two pieces tied for first place in the fourth-grade division of the 18th annual Fraser Writing Contest. The first-place winner in the third-grade division was published on ...