Greenville leaders read to first graders for Read Across America Week

Police Chief Richard Tyndall and Mayor P.J. Connelly visited G.R. Whitfield School to share stories with Yvonne Carroll’s ...
Education Week

The Case for Reading Tutoring Before 3rd Grade, Not After

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

3 First Graders Rush to Help Teacher After She Starts Choking on Food: 'They 100 Percent Saved My Life'

Madison Swift, 23, of Lakeview Elementary School in Virginia, praised her students Kolton Hersh, 7, Dereck Contreras-Franco, 6, and Bryson Doss, 6 Lakeview Elementary School A first-grade teacher's ...
New Orleans City Business

Ursuline first graders turn classroom business into playground upgrade

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 ...
News on 6

Teaching Kindness: A Man And His Dog Inspire First Graders In Broken Arrow

A man and his best friend travel across the U.S. to teach kids about kindness. On Wednesday, they were in Broken Arrow, speaking to 1,500 first graders. As first graders piled into the Broken Arrow ...