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 ...

Incoming first-graders offered advice to students starting first grade this year. Many students said they were nervous on their first day but made friends quickly. Reading, math and making friends ...

The Alabama House of Representatives Tuesday approved a bill that would require students to attend kindergarten or show the ability to do the work to advance to first grade. The bill passed the ...

Through the years, Vice President Kamala Harris, who now looks to become the nation’s 47th president, has repeatedly pointed back to a first-grade teacher as a defining influence who helped her get to ...

A first grade classroom in Tennessee has abruptly become the latest flashpoint in the national fight over how schools handle ...