Giving 16 first-graders each a large, bouncing ball might not sound like the best way to improve their focus in school. But in Sarah Meader's classroom at Karen Western Elementary School, students ...

More than 70 first-graders from Grace McWayne School in Batavia arrived at the Marklund Hyde Center in Geneva a little tentative about their visit, but left excited to about their experiences, in what ...

In a district where students have been counted out and labeled as “low achievers,” Allgood utilized her expertise as a teacher, along with research-backed pedagogical strategies, to personalize ...

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 ...