Teaching first grade is like being a celebrity for Haledon educators

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

Iowa will give out 1 million books to first graders as part of early literacy push

Almost 38,000 Iowa first grade students are slated to receive new books to take home as part of the state's ongoing literacy initiative. First grade students in public and accredited private schools ...
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DoDEA Americas First-Grade Students Build Imaginative Robots from Recyclables

First-grade students at Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Pierce Terrace Elementary on Fort Jackson, S.C. recently tested their creativity by designing and constructing helpful robots ...
Thomasville Times-Enterprise

Thomasville National Bank brings Christmas cheer and financial literacy to first grade students

Thomasville National Bank (TNB) employees Melvin Hugans and Charity Lutes recently visited with Garrison Pilcher, first-grade ...
FOX5 Las Vegas

‘Unacceptable’: 1st grade student left on school bus for nearly 4 hours, mother says

BOSTON (WBZ) - A mother from Massachusetts wants answers after she says her first grader was left on the school bus for several hours. “I have really high anxiety. I’m scared. I wasn’t scared at first ...
Inside Higher Ed

How Academic Setbacks Impede First-Generation Completion

First-generation students make up half of all undergraduates, but only one quarter of them retain and graduate with a degree. A recent study from the National Bureau of Economic Research analyzed ...