"It's as if everything else stops so the writer can come out," Ellen Tarver said to me just 38 minutes ago. Ellen, my dear friend and a brilliant editor from Texas, had called to talk about my most ...

MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Martinsville City Public Schools surprised their Teacher of the Year with an award on Thursday morning! The teacher awarded as the district’s Teacher of th ...

Ahead of the spring semester, nine students traveled to Washington, D.C., and Jackson, Mississippi, as part of a community-engaged learning trip led by the Swearer Center and in partnership with ...