Pearson’s “automated scoring program graded some 34 million student essays on state and national high-stakes tests last year,” she...

When novelist Ian McEwan’s son had to write a school essay on one of his father’s books, Enduring Love, McEwan “gave him a tutorial” on...

A self-styled “grammar vigilante” in Bristol, England is correcting shop signs in the dead of night, reports the Telegraph. “Wielding an...

In September 1885, a group of librarians — including Melvil Dewey, the decimal man — met to discuss how to expand their card catalogs...

“Cursive handwriting instruction is returning to elementary school classrooms in New York City,” reports NBC News. Penmanship remains...

Grammar is “racist,” proclaims the writing center at the University of Washington, Tacoma. In fact, everything’s racist. Language...

Teacher have outsourced grading at two Michigan public schools that are “teacher-powered,” reports Education Week Teacher. Washtenaw...

Nearly 500 people — all college graduates — applied for a communications job at Marc Tucker’s organization. Candidates were asked to...