Only about one-third of elementary school students in the U.S. are reading at grade level, according to the recent National Assessment of Educational Progress. In response, many schools are rethinking ...

The Be Your Own Hero Motivational Network brought in Ant-Man and local firefighters to help teach reading to first graders at Riverbank Elementary.

Tens of thousands of North Carolina elementary school teachers have now been retrained in how to teach young children how to read, the state's top education official announced Tuesday. Schools have ...

When I come home from the library with a stack of novels, I often decide which one to start by reading the first pages. I’m looking to be intrigued, to find a character or a tone that makes me want to ...

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 ...

Forty kindergarteners and first graders on bicycles blitzed around safety cones behind McCornack Elementary on Wednesday, practicing bicycle-riding skills and learning persistence. As part of the ...