Formal letters differ in some key ways from e-mail and even from professional memos. The purpose of a formal letter is often serious: It may be a formal application for a job, a formal statement ...

Simon Kuper’s column “The case for diving into another language” (Spectrum, FT Weekend, April 24) touches on relevant issues about language learning in a global society. While the utility ...

The alphabet song of our youth has been updated, and parents are having to learn a new rendition to keep up with their children. NYPost Photo Illustration The ABCs that we know and love — set to ...

Letter grades communicate precious little about the process of learning a given subject. When a child earns a ‘B’ in Algebra I, what does that ‘B’ represent?

Though writing by hand is increasingly being eclipsed by the ease of computers, a new study finds we shouldn't be so quick to throw away the pencils and paper: handwriting helps people learn certain ...