After two weather-related postponements and two years of coming up just short against some of the best spellers at his school and across Henrico, the third time was the charm for Moody Middle School ...

A 5th grade student from Challenge Center Elementary School in Sioux Falls won the 2026 South Dakota State Spelling Bee Saturday in the 19th round.

Is your child required to attend kindergarten? Here's when and what to know about changes for mandatory kindergarten attendance in New Jersey and who pays for it. While kindergarten has been a staple ...

The spelling crisis can't be fixed by relying on digital spelling tools. Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; J Studios / DigitalVision / FatCamera / E+ / Catherine Falls Commercial / Moment / ...

We asked you to submit your Spelling Bee sentences. Here are the winning entries. By New York Times Games A few weeks ago on social media, we threw down a creative challenge to New York Times puzzle ...

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 ...

All computers come with spellcheckers and iPhones autocorrect their users’ texts. But despite those everyday features, formal spelling instruction still pays off, the findings of a new study suggest.

Kourtney Marsh’s first son, Jayce, was born in January 2020. Then the world shut down. As if there weren’t enough to worry about as a first-time mom, the first year of Marsh’s son’s life was also the ...

Washington, D.C., is no longer allowing parents to delay their child’s entrance into kindergarten by one year, a practice often referred to as “redshirting.” The practice is commonly used by parents ...