State Board of Education approves new reading, writing standards

The State Board of Education approved Thursday new standards for English classes and reading and writing lessons. The new ...
Tennessean

Cursive writing standards in the works for Tennessee schools

Cursive handwriting is making a comeback in Tennessee, with performance benchmarks in the works to guide the teaching of the fading art to students. Proposed cursive standards that would begin in ...
Post and Courier

Commentary: SC schools need tougher reading and writing standards

In 2015, South Carolina adopted new standards in English language arts (ELA) after making the decision to “un-adopt” the Common Core. In doing so, the state was well within its rights. But South ...