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, ...

This September, Savannah-Chatham County public schools tried out an intensive new tutoring program to help struggling readers ...

All of the Taunton Public School district's elementary schools will launch a new early literacy tutoring program targeting first-grade students. The program is a partnership with the Massachusetts ...

"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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former first-graders Kinzley, left, and Jaryia work on a math assignment in summer school at Elm Creative Arts in Milwaukee. The ...

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 ...

Learning to listen in first grade helps develop cognitive skills. Source: iStock/FatCamera Tens of millions of children around the United States are going back to school. For those starting first ...