Writing by hand may feel like a relic of life before the digital age, with notes apps and emails taking the place of sticky-note reminders and handwritten cards. But it’s a utilitarian skill that ...

Ever since he could hold a pencil, 6-year-old Ethan Fabery has loved leaving little Christmas notes for his family. And he loves writing and sending letters to friends. His mom, Jessenia Mercado, said ...

Virginia first grader Anaya Ellick was born without hands – but that didn't stop her from winning a national handwriting contest. Balancing a pencil between her wrists, the 7-year-old demonstrated ...

Grace Kriech’s first-grade class poses for a picture at Northwood Elementary School. Submitted photo A group of first graders at Northwood Elementary School will soon be able to put “published author” ...

Education experts have a solid answer. If kindergarten is about transitioning away from the play-based learning of preschool, then first grade is about stepping fully into the world of academics. “The ...

A fifth-grade student from St. Edmund Elementary School, a Catholic school at East 19th Street and Avenue T in Homecrest, has been selected as the fifth grade Grand National Champion in the 30th ...

For many young students, cursive handwriting is a lost art form, dismissed in favor of typing assignments on school Chromebooks or on educational apps. But for Lauren Hand, an eighth-grader at St.