Readin’ and writin’ and ‘rithmetic, the old school thought of— school. My how times have changed! Understanding the progression of education certainly cannot be explained in one little article. But, ...

In a world dominated by autocorrect and communication by emoji, a sacred annual gathering of linguistic student phenoms persists. These word whizzes have advanced from regional competitions to ...

In the spelling literature, it’s expected that an elementary student can already spell half of the words in a 20-word research-based spelling list appropriate for the student’s grade level (Gentry, ...

The Center for Lifelong Learning’s recent spelling bee included verbal students as well as student who participated with iPads and on a white board The words varied in difficulty based on student ...

Corrected: An earlier version of this story misspelled the name of Isabel Koran. Following on the heels of the wildly popular, ESPN-broadcast Scripps National Spelling Bee—which had co-champions for ...