(CNN)-- "Will a simple handwritten note look like hieroglyphics to the next generation?" So wrote second-grade teacher Anthony McGrann on his Seattle-based education blog, Seconds. The post, which ...

Baltimore County Public Schools is launching a pilot program to reintroduce cursive instruction to second- through fourth-grade classes in November.

Local author and illustrator Rashad Doucet has doodled for as long as he can remember. “I would get in trouble for talking in church. My grandmother would give me paper to draw on to help me behave.” ...

Last year, Monique Darrisaw-Akil traveled to an international education conference in Accra, Ghana, and saw an opportunity for a literacy lesson for young students in the Long Island school district ...

In July 2025, the DfE published the Writing Framework, a landmark 150-page guidance document for primary schools in England. Following on from the Reading Framework in 2023, this non-statutory guide ...

Gunfire crackles and screams echo through Eeka McLeod’s home in Phoenix, Arizona. McLeod is issuing rapid instructions to her 7-year-old daughter Ella, who is ...

Many started on their investing journey as teens or even younger, making mistakes early and learning valuable, if painful, lessons. Stockspot founder Chris Brycki will never forget losing $10,000 as a ...

Shireen Eddleblute began her career as a portfolio manager in the 1990s. After an 11-year sabbatical to care for her family, she left the industry for good in 2024. She is now a children's book author ...

I’m sharing my go-to resources for helping young children build their writing skills, whether you’re a parent, homeschooler, or early elementary teacher. In this video, I walk through illustration and ...