The Morning Sun

Ithaca 5th graders continue tradition of writing letters to veterans

For the past 14 years a group of students at Ithaca North Elementary School have honored U.S. military veterans. And 2024 will be no different. Each year fifth graders in Lisa Yoder’s class write ...
Houston Public Media

Almost half of Texas fourth graders scored a zero on the STAAR writing composition last year. Teachers and researchers worry, while the TEA projects confidence

Erika De La Rosa was excited when she heard about the sweeping changes to the STAAR exam. "When they initially announced it, as an English teacher, it sounded like a fantastic idea because writing ...
Indiana Gazette

Indiana fifth-graders tap creativity to pen their own books

The nine fifth-grade classes at Eisenhower and Horace Mann elementary schools in Indiana recently finished a months-long project of writing a “Choose Your Own Adventure”-style book. Each student ...
WSB-TV

Do you remember how to write cursive? New state standards require 3rd to 5th graders to learn

ATLANTA — In this digital age, who needs to know how to read and write cursive? The State of Georgia says all third through fifth graders will learn again how to do just that. Channel 2’s Lori Wilson ...