A teen has shared their frustration after receiving two fail marks on what seemed to be a straightforward English spelling test. The marks, attributed to a misheard word and a perplexing grading ...

Below is your chance to spell it correctly, along with other past words used to crown champion spellers, ahead of the National Spelling Bee that kicked off May 27. Here are five of the Scripps' ...

This month, I went to school for parent-teacher conferences. My second-grader’s self-evaluation form listed several categories: “I follow directions,” “I understand math,” “I like to read,” and one we ...

ASKED WHY? THE PENN MANOR SCHOOL DISTRICT RECENTLY ANNOUNCED TRADITION SPELLING TESTS WILL SOON BE A THING OF THE PAST. PROBABLY WHAT A LOT OF US REMEMBER. SO PRETEST PRACTICE THE WORDS ALL WEEK.

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Are spelling tests really necessary? Not in the affluent Solon City Schools in Ohio where fifth graders are learning to spell second-grade level words! What if these were your children? Would you ...

This is where the spelling of the winning word in last year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee gets tricky. And oh, by the way, it’s already incorrect. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever ...

It's about a school district in northeastern Ohio that gave up spelling test ten years ago. The report praises the district's move away from spelling tests and a beaming literacy specialist brags ...

This is where the spelling of the winning word in last year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee gets tricky. And oh, by the way, it’s already incorrect. Below is your chance to spell it correctly, along ...