Imagine a world without English majors. In the last decade, the study of English and history in college has fallen by a third. At Columbia University, the share of English majors fell from 10 percent ...

Confession: I never read “The Grapes of Wrath.” Not until now. Most people are forced to read it in high school. It was taught in American Tradition, “AmTrad” we called it. I scorned the plebe English ...

Students can hone social-emotional skills like social awareness, self-reflection, problem-solving, critical thinking, and ...

For most kids, English class is, at its best, a place where you learn how to communicate and in the process hopefully encounter a few stimulating ideas. Many English teaching higher-ups disagree.

International Newcomer Academy’s Principle Angelia Ross speaks with a parent and student during the Back to School Drive on the campus in Fort Worth, Texas, the weekend before classes started.

Chris Stanislawski didn’t read much in his middle school English classes, but it never felt necessary. Students were given detailed chapter summaries for every novel they discussed, and teachers ...

Chris Stanislawski, 14, poses for a portrait outside of his home in Garden City, N.Y., on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. Chris didn’t finish any books in his 8th grade English class, in part because their ...

Kids aren’t as sneaky as they think they are. They do try, as Holly Distefano has seen in her middle school English language arts classes. When she poses a question to her seventh graders over her ...

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MARYSVILLE — A call-and-response of tongue twisters chorused in the Liberty Elementary School library on Monday evening. “I know some of you don’t like me because of this,” Maricel Samaniego joked as ...