Students’ writing skills grow when they participate in activities that guide them to work at developing their own narratives.

I struggled to get my first novel, “The Beasts They Turned Away,” published. It was set on a dairy farm, embraced the Gothic, and included a lot of details about agriculture. It took a year and a half ...

Dozens of children gather around a 16-year-old girl with notebooks, flashcards, and eyes full of wonder. At the heart of this ...