Free speech case puts first graders’ rights in spotlight

The lawsuit involves a first grader who allegedly received a punishment for giving a Black Lives Matter drawing to an African ...

First grade student disciplined over Black Lives Matter drawing does have free speech rights, court rules

Federal appeals court rules elementary students have First Amendment protections, reviving a lawsuit over a first grader's ...

Woman Graduated with a 3.87 GPA but Reads at a 1st-Grade Level. Now, She’s Suing Her Former School District

“It’s frustrating that receiving this high school diploma actually closed doors for Makena instead of opening them,’ the ...
Education Week

The ‘Pandemic Babies’ Are Now in 1st and 2nd Grade. How Are They Doing?

Achievement is still lower for kids who were toddlers during the pandemic—even though they didn't experience school closures.

A First-Grade Teacher Refused to Read a Book Featuring an LGBTQ Family and Says His Job Was Threatened

A first grade classroom in Tennessee has abruptly become the latest flashpoint in the national fight over how schools handle LGBTQ topics and religious objections. Eric Rivera, a first grade teacher ...
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First-graders are studying human anatomy and tested in a new hands-on approach

"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 ...
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 ...