MANSFIELD — Eight letters stood between Woodland Elementary third-grader McKenzie Musgrove and victory. And after spelling the word "chimneys" correctly, Musgrove clinched the title of Mansfield Third ...

Full disclosure: I didn't make it past the first round of my third-grade spelling bee. Oh, sure, I had my revenge. I was school champion of the sixth-grade geography bee and got knocked out at the ...

Are you the person friends turn to when they need a resume proofread or a grammar bet settled? Do you still beam with pride at having won your third-grade spelling bee? Then you’re probably right. In ...

Teachers often report the dilemma of children scoring 100 percent correct on a Friday spelling test but misspelling the same words the following week in their writing. Cognitive psychology has given ...