The education system has changed, but that doesn't necessarily mean we've made progress. In 1979, first graders were expected to achieve a series of old-school milestones in areas that went beyond ...

Madison Swift, 23, of Lakeview Elementary School in Virginia, praised her students Kolton Hersh, 7, Dereck Contreras-Franco, 6, and Bryson Doss, 6 Lakeview Elementary School A first-grade teacher's ...

"We have six surgical tests that we need to complete," announced Gidia Santiago, teacher to a group of first-grade surgeons scrubbing in outside the restrooms. The students have been studying human ...

State lawmakers are once again attempting to make kindergarten mandatory. But this time, they’re allowing more choice for parents about where their kids attend kindergarten. Assembly Bill 2226, ...

Nov. 3—Jonah Martin loved his school-grown lettuce so much he asked for seconds and more ranch dressing. "It tastes good," said the 6-year-old. He was in one of the first-grade classes at James Cowart ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - USD 501 teamed up with Washburn University to spread the message of kindness to first-grade students. Nov. 14 is National Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day. A day to commemorate a ...

First graders at Ursuline Academy in New Orleans are putting early lessons in entrepreneurship to practical use, turning a classroom business into a community benefit. As part of the school’s annual ...

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 ...

A Wisconsin elementary school banned a first grade class from performing the Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton duet “Rainbowland," deeming it too "controversial" for the classroom. Melissa Tempel, a first ...