If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Thursday, March 12, 2026, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories.

Balanced Literacy downplays structured phonics, where kids learn by memorizing letters' sounds. Is that why some are struggling to read?

Teaching methods have changed over recent years, particularly in the areas of reading and writing. The pendulum is swinging back, though, so phonics and cursive writing are turning up in lesson plans.

An influential researcher in the science of reading movement is warns schools may be "overteaching" the skill.

The hilarious mix-up led one viewer to joke that toddlers can unintentionally be their parent's "own worst enemy at times." ...

Mr. President, I only speak American,” he said, garnering some laughs — though the crowd’s response was noticeably more muted than after Trump’s jokes. Although Spanish is the second-most-spoken ...

A new nonprofit “center of excellence” has opened in downtown Little Rock, aiming to help strengthen organizations across Arkansas by giving nonprofit leaders s ...

The county and city of Tampa brought dozens of students together to for a course on online safety.

Here’s what the research says and what it could mean for families trying to support language development when screens are part of everyday life.

Three finalists were crowned at the 68th Annual Dallas Regional Spelling Bee. Out of the 27 contestants, these three students will make their way to ...

The primaries last week did not go in Governor Sanders' favor in two districts where challengers she backed failed to unseat ...

See Zodiac signs and horoscopes on 03/09/26 for today’s birthday, celebrity profiles (Brittany Snow) and Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, ...