Public schools face teacher shortages. Some states are lowering qualifications as educators leave the poorly paid field.

N APERVILLE, IL — "[P]oetry can fill small spaces and can engage students emotionally in ways that teachers generally cannot," Neuqua Valley High School English teacher Gillian ...

Many of our learning-disabled kids struggle to communicate. The causes vary, from expressive or receptive language disorder to hyperlexia, processing, or even dyslexia. If ...