ROYAL OAK, Michigan -- April Fools' Day is a day to play practical jokes on your friends and loved ones. Since April 1 falls on a Saturday this year, one fourth-grade teacher decided to prank his ...

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LONDON -- British seven-year-olds probably thought they had it made when they sat a spelling test that turned out to be the practice test the government had published online. The Department for ...

Are spelling tests really necessary? Not in the affluent Solon City Schools in Ohio where fifth graders are learning to spell second-grade level words! What if these were your children? Would you ...