by Meghan Anne Bunchman | May 28, 2013 | Education
WASHINGTON — Mitchell Kameha Miya, 14, of Hanford, was going to to follow his breakfast ritual Tuesday before stepping up to compete in the 86th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. “I have to have French toast before a competition … with butter and...
by Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory | May 28, 2013 | Education
WASHINGTON — Kansas City area spellers headed into their first challenge as part of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Tuesday morning: a computer-based spelling and vocabulary test. Misspellings or incorrect answers on the test don’t get spellers instantly kicked...
by Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory | May 28, 2013 | Education
WASHINGTON — Four Kansas City-area students are set to use their knowledge of words — and their meanings — this week at the 86th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. Three first-time competitors — Meah N. Wilburn, Sterling A. Hollond and Evan Filer — and bee veteran...
by Mary Lee & Anderson Xia | May 28, 2013 | Education
WASHINGTON — “Stromuhr,” “cymotrichous,” “guetapens,” “Laodicean.” These four words aren’t in the vocabulary of most adults, but 281 young students, including 14 from North Carolina, searching for a win at the this week’s Scripps National Spelling Bee need to know...
by Medill News Service | Apr 30, 2013 | Business & Tech, Education
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by Brina Monterroza | Apr 29, 2013 | Education
WASHINGTON – State funding for preschool saw one of the largest cuts in nearly a decade, according to a new report released Monday. The annual report, “The State of Preschool 2012,” released by Rutgers University’s National Institute for Early Education...
