The first thing students did in Carrie Collins’ first-grade class at Conley Elementary School in Chandler was wash their hands, standing six feet apart in line at the sink. It was the first day of ...

Brian And Tiffany Aske of Oakland, Calif., desperately want their daughter, Ashlyn, to succeed in first grade. That's why they're moving--to Washington State. When they started Ashlyn in kindergarten ...

Education experts have a solid answer. If kindergarten is about transitioning away from the play-based learning of preschool, then first grade is about stepping fully into the world of academics. “The ...

Heather Miller, a first grade teacher in Austin, Texas, works with a small group of students in her classroom on reading skills. Credit: Jackie Mader/ The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers ...

Kindergarten is the new first grade. That's the big finding from researchers at the University of Virginia who compared kindergarten and first-grade classrooms between 1998 and 2010, and found that ...

"What are some of the things that the monsters like to eat in this story?" teacher Marisa McGee asks a trio of girls sitting at her table. McGee teaches kindergarten at Walker Jones Elementary in ...

BROADALBIN, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Retired teacher Cindy Hartney joined graduating Broadalbin-Perth seniors Thursday morning, to continue an annual tradition. The students unearthed a time capsule they ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." It’s hard to believe, but your little one is already completing kindergarten! It feels like just ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — St. Patrick’s School is in the Christmas spirit! The Richmond school revived a cherished tradition this ...