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Teachers of basic skills too often perceive their students as victims of an intellectual disease. To recast this educational vision, the author suggests new philosophic premises for viewing ...

Modern farmers need strong writing abilities to engage with policymakers, consumers and stakeholders in today's complex ...

At many colleges, professors trained in the discipline of rhetoric and composition are finding that the specialized knowledge they bring to teaching writing is held in thrall to older notions of how ...

Teachers union secretary-general Fouzi Singon says efforts to build literacy and numeracy are far more urgent than ...

Communication is an essential skill for any business, but what’s shocking is how much time and money businesses are spending each year to bring employees up to a basic proficiency level. Writing seems ...