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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 ...

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We are in an age where sports fans love to use social media to connect with their favorite athletes. On many occasions, the athletes will respond to their followers and create a connection of their ...

Here’s a tip for would-be identity thieves: Pay attention in spelling class. A man and a woman who police say tried to use fake IDs to buy iPhones were arrested after a manager at an Apple Store ...

Anthony Valcarcel used to think he was a good speller. Now he knows he is. Anthony, a 3rd grader at Palos West School in Palos Park, won the spelling bee for 1st to 3rd graders at Moraine Valley ...

When Houston ISD second-grader Zachary Teoh thinks of the word "bibliophile," he thinks of himself first. Then, he thinks about the building blocks-"biblio-," a Greek word meaning "book," and "-phile, ...

Pencils up for your spelling test today, class. Your first word is blorskee, as in, "I lost my blorskee at a carnival." Don't know what a blorskee is? Neither does anyone else because it's a made-up ...

OXON HILL, Md. — By any measure, Shruthika Padhy is one of the most accomplished spellers in this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee. And for spellers who are nervous or less experienced, she offers ...