At least 70 percent of learners in primary schools in Uganda cannot write adequately, a new report by Uwezo Uganda and the People’s Action for Learning (PAL) Network indicates. The report, titled ...

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A group of students begins an in-class writing test. According to new data analysis, half of U.S. eighth graders have difficulty with long-form writing on tests and classwork that involves reading.

With educators under enormous pressure to make sure students meet grade level standards in reading and math, writing often takes a back seat in the curriculum, as many literacy experts have observed.