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 ...

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 ...

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A class of first graders in El Paso have just become authors. First graders at the Herrera Elementary School in the Upper Valley are celebrating an achievement after 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 ...

Stacey Canova and Carly Saal, close friends and fellow teachers, have taught first graders at Haledon Public School for more ...

"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 ...

There is arguably no job more important to a 1st grader than that of line leader. The coveted job—whether formally assigned or not—ensures a first-place spot in the line. For many early-elementary ...