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Emily Torres speaks with her creative writing students at Joel E. Ferris High School in Spokane, Wash., on Dec. 4, 2025. Students in the class have experienced significant trauma, mental health challenges, or both.
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Student Well-Being & Movement Q&A 'The Most Authentic English Class I've Ever Taught'
Emily Torres said the class has been the most meaningful teaching experience of her career.
Alyson Klein, June 15, 2026
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Emily Torres teaches a creative writing class at Joel E. Ferris High School in Spokane, Wash., on Dec. 4, 2025. All the students in the class have experienced significant trauma, mental health challenges, or both.
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Student Well-Being & Movement Inside a School Where Creative Writing Helps Teens Cope With Trauma
Students in a class taught by Emily Torres have significant trauma, mental health challenges, or both.
Alyson Klein, June 15, 2026
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Curriculum Download How to Teach Cursive: Six Practical Tips (Downloadable)
This printable downloadable provides actionable tips for teaching cursive handwriting.
Elizabeth Heubeck, March 10, 2026
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A third-grader practices his cursive handwriting at a school in the Queens borough of New York.
A third-grader practices his cursive handwriting at a school in the Queens borough of New York. At least half of the nation’s states have adopted cursive writing instruction in recent years, reversing a sharp decline in teaching of that skill after the Common Core, launched in 2010, omitted it from its standards.
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Curriculum Cursive is Making a Comeback. It Won’t Be Without Challenges
A growing number of states are requiring schools to return to cursive writing instruction.
Elizabeth Heubeck, March 2, 2026
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Reading & Literacy Video Why One School Is Leading the Return to Cursive
Georgia has joined 20-plus states returning cursive handwriting to elementary school classrooms.
Kaylee Domzalski & Elizabeth Heubeck, February 24, 2026
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Teaching Opinion Your Students Should Be Setting Learning Goals. Tips for Teachers to Make It Happen
In her new book, educator Valerie Bolling offers tips for helping students set and carry out goals.
Larry Ferlazzo, October 22, 2025
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Artificial Intelligence Opinion Teachers Share More Ways to Engage AI in the Classroom
Introduce AI as a minor step in assignments because it will be present regardless.
Larry Ferlazzo, October 2, 2025
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Reading & Literacy Spotlight When it Comes to Reading: A Great Start Keeps Kids in the Race!
It takes more than phonics to master literacy. This Spotlight delves into what else can be keys to helping students on that journey.
September 22, 2025
Reading & Literacy Spotlight Spotlight on Small Group Reading Intervention
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Monique Darrisaw-Akil, center, superintendent of the Uniondale district in New York, traveled to Ghana in July to meet with leaders of the Achinakrom school. Students from two elementary schools in the Uniondale district and the Achinakrom school worked on a shared literacy project throughout the 2024-25 academic year, and leaders plan to continue the partnership this year.
Monique Darrisaw-Akil, center, superintendent of the Uniondale district in New York, traveled to Ghana in July to meet with leaders of the Achinakrom school. Students from two elementary schools in the Uniondale district and the Achinakrom school worked on a shared literacy project throughout the 2024-25 academic year, and leaders plan to continue the partnership this year.
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School & District Management A Superintendent and a Children’s Book Sparked a Global Writing Exchange
Superintendent Monique Darrisaw-Akil was intent on forging an overseas sister school partnership based on learning, not charity.
Caitlynn Peetz Stephens, September 4, 2025
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Artificial Intelligence Opinion AI Has Done Far More Harm Than Good in My Classroom
I keep hearing about the theoretical benefits of AI in education. So far, I’ve only seen its serious downsides.
Lauren Boulanger, August 7, 2025
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Mathematics Letter to the Editor Use Poetry to Create Safe Math Classrooms
Psychologically safe classrooms where students trust their teachers can help them learn, writes this letter to the editor.
July 15, 2025
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Nathalie Desir, a second grade teacher at Bryant Elementary in Mableton, Ga., tests a digital tool for student writing.
Nathalie Desir, a 2nd grade teacher at Bryant Elementary in Mableton, Ga., tests a digital tool that can motivate reluctant writers.
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Classroom Technology How Digital Tools Can Spark Writing Growth in Young Students
Letting students use technology to create something is a way of taking student writing to “that next level," a technology coach explains.
Alyson Klein, June 30, 2025
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