FODMAP Everyday® on MSN

7 basic skills teachers say students can't do anymore

Imagine a classroom where students stare blankly at a writing prompt or fumble with math problems that should take seconds.
Decluttering Mom on MSN

Teachers are sharing the 'basic' skills students can't do anymore - and parents are panicking

Across the country, teachers are sounding the alarm about a new kind of gap in the classroom: kids who can code on a tablet but cannot tie their shoes, write a legible sentence, or remember their own ...
Morning Call PA

Pa. waived the basic skills requirement for educators. Will it work to attract more teachers?

Emma Lambert easily passed the writing portion of the basic skills test required of Pennsylvania teaching candidates. The math section took a few more attempts. As for reading? She failed 12 times ...
New York Post

Blue state suspends basic skills graduation requirement again, citing harm to students of color

High schoolers in Oregon won’t need to demonstrate basic competency in reading, writing or math in order to graduate for at least five more years because, according to education officials, such ...
Penn Live

Pa. waived its basic skills requirement for educators. Will it attract more teachers?

Emma Lambert easily passed the writing portion of the basic skills test required of Pennsylvania teaching candidates. The math section took a few more attempts. As for reading? She failed 12 times ...