Once upon a time, I was asked at the place where I work part time to create a pronunciation guide to some common words.

The students in Emily Hoard’s first-grade class trace letters in their sand trays, then break down the sounds the letters make in simple words. This is what the science of reading looks like as Hoard ...

Keeping a household running smoothly takes a lot of effort. There are the more obvious physical tasks like cooking meals, taking out the garbage, folding laundry and picking the kids up from school.

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

In the darkest minutes and in the long days after a shooter killed two children and injured more than 20 people, prayer, ...

A standout performance by a local student at the 2025 Merced County Spelling Bee brought pride to the Los Banos community ...

After a smaller introduction of the Collaborative Classroom curriculum last school year, Chelsea Schools are now seeing some ...

The easiest pangram of 2025 was flapping, found by 99 percent of players. The hardest pangram was philhellenic, which means ...

Brookwood School proudly hosted its annual Spelling Bee, featuring talented spellers from grades 4–8: Parker Hopkins ‘33, ...

After a full year of hectic news, trends and non-stop content, Merriam-Webster has summed it all perfectly in one word.

First- and second-place winners will advance to the state competition which will take place in Manteca next spring.

Forty-one students in the Richmond County School System participated in this year’s elementary and middle school spelling bee ...