The energy was electric at Miners Foundry Cultural Center on November 17 and 18, 2025, as Nevada County’s brightest young wordsmiths took the stage for the annual Nevada County Spelling ...

What starts as a small act of payback doesn’t always stay small. A sarcastic comment, a harmless plan, a moment meant to ...

The easiest pangram of 2025 was flapping, found by 99 percent of players. The hardest pangram was philhellenic, which means ...

It was a fun-filled evening at First United Methodist Church on Nov. 13 when the tenth annual Fifth Grade Spelling Bee was ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Author Dan Batchelor believes spelling tests put unnecessary pressure on young children before they get the chance to enjoy reading. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Lancashire Evening Post ...

In a week dominated by grim headlines, a 9-year-old girl from Ontario, Canada managed to unleash a ripple effect of pure delight across the internet, all with a vocabulary quiz. “My daughter’s ...

Abby McCloskey is a columnist, podcast host, and consultant. She directed domestic policy on two presidential campaigns and was director of economic policy at the American Enterprise Institute. This ...

A fourth grader from Ontario, Canada, has caused hysterics online for one of her answers in a spelling test. Tara Heshka (@eet_cake) posted an image of her 9-year-old daughter’s test from October 20 ...