Barrels of Ink

Editorial Writers Criticize Schools for Shunning Red Pens

A story by the Associated Press this month about schools discouraging the use of red pens to mark student papers has generated a wave of scolding newspaper editorials.

Gail Karwoski, the principal at Daniels Farm Elementary School in Trumbull, Conn., told the wire service she was surprised when parents pushed for a change, saying their children found it too “stressful” to see their papers marked up in red. She told her teachers not to...