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The Case for Putting Handwriting Back in the Curriculum

by Carol A. Josel | Jul 27, 2016 | Commentary

Back in 2014, journalist M. English penned an article for 21st Century Media that led with the line, “When John Hancock signed the Declaration of Independence, he couldn’t have known he’d become a penmanship icon,” and adding that January 23 is...

The Reading of Fiction and Nonfiction under the Common Core Standards

by Carol A. Josel | Jan 24, 2016 | Commentary

Tom Loveless, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution had this to say recently about the Common Core English/Language Arts standards: “The Common Core standards recommend that teachers spend 50% of reading time on fiction and 50% on informational texts in...

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