Peering over my laptop, I see a few dozen nonfiction books lining the edge of my desk. Disparate in quality and content, they all have one thing in common: They want me to learn something. As an ...

Experts say that, if done right, generative AI could be a useful tool in helping students improve their writing. Credit: Kate Flock for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: ...

I’ve been a teacher in the Rutgers-New Brunswick Writing Program for the past 14 years. A few weeks ago, while driving from a department meeting to teach a class, I received a text from the program ...

“Ungrading” is one of those topics that inspires a lot of pushback when it comes up in faculty circles. Susan D. Blum, editor of a new book on the subject, says that’s because most administrators, ...

In late summer, the educator and writer Mike Rose died of a spontaneous cerebral hemorrhage at his home in Santa Monica; he was seventy-seven. I learned of his death in the pitiless way that one often ...

Western University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. Western University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. However, recent research shows how teachers can help ...

In one sense, the national conversation about what it will take to make sure all children become strong readers has been wildly successful: States are passing legislation supporting evidence-based ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. One of my beloved colleagues with whom I exchange a lot of office banter often quips, “Gosh, Deb ...

California elementary and middle school students could soon see a renewed commitment to teaching cursive writing in their English and language arts classes. Assembly Bill 446 would require cursive ...

Lucinda McKnight receives funding from the Victorian Association for the Teaching of English. A report of a review of NAPLAN released in recent days cited the writing part of the test to be the most ...