First graders step out of the early childhood phase of life and into a classroom with less emphasis on group play and more focus on learning through reading and listening. At this age, children want ...

A new nationwide study has found that children entering first grade in 2013 had significantly better reading skills than similar students had just 12 years earlier. Researchers say this means that in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OAKVILLE, Mo. – First grade students at ...

Monroe first graders will return to remote learning after just two days back in the classroom. The Washington Education Association (WEA) said "educators raised our health and safety concerns and ...

Lufkin Dunbar Primary School teachers and first-grade students take learning outside of the classroom by visiting Ellen Trout Zoo. On the first Wednesday of nearly each month during the school year, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – An estimated 12% of first graders’ most-used media at home is educational, a new study suggests. Results also showed that higher use of educational media was associated with both more ...

This fall, about 50,000 Wisconsin public school kids will start first grade. They'll file through hundred-year-old hallways and new builds, meeting teachers just out of college or 40-year veteran ...

In today's Teach Me Tuesday, we talk to Chartiers Valley School District first grade teacher Mrs. Becky Yuhas.

The National Center for Education Statistics, the division of the U.S. Department of Education conducting the study, will continue to follow the sample of students into the 3rd and 5th grades. The ...