Green streamers at the door, a decked-out fake fir topped with a devious-faced hand-drawn paper cutout of The Grinch in place of a star — and a green carpet where 6- and 7-year-olds squirmed with ...

First-grade teacher Somer Brown, a finalist for the title of Educator of the Year, explains how foundational reading skills, ...

The mother of a 7-year-old boy has filed a $350,000 lawsuit against the Tigard-Tualatin School District, claiming that the boy’s first-grade teacher struck him at least a half dozen times in front of ...

In Tatel v. Mt. Lebanon Sch. Dist. (W.D. Pa.), decided yesterday, Judge Joy Flowers Conti concluded that the Third Circuit (the federal appellate court that covers Pennsylvania) recognizes some ...

There's a direct frankness to the way 6-year-olds see the world that would be easy to mistake for rudeness. But Daija Coleman knows better. On the first day of her first year as a first-grade teacher, ...

As a girl, Kylie Altier struggled in school. Nervous and shy, she had trouble reading — dyslexia, she learned. “I just really felt like I wasn’t that smart or special,” she remembers. Her first grade ...

After teaching in her hometown of Danville for 13 years, Teri Bott made the move to Salt Fork South Elementary School last year, where she’s in her second year teaching first grade. After teaching in ...

Johnson was one of five teachers in Oregon who received the most recent award, which was given to educators nominated in 2021, 2022 or 2023. It includes a certificate signed by former President Biden, ...

This marks only the second time Alabama has had a national finalist. The last time was in 2003 when Betsy Rogers became ...

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — It’s official. After dedicating more than three decades of her life as an educator, with 25 of those years as a first grade teacher at James Cole Elementary, Kelly Curtis officially ...

My first grade teacher Belle Fringer was a larger-than-life individual who made a profound difference in my life. Of course, she is part of a large club. Growing up in Carroll County, I was fortunate ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The mother of a 7-year-old child has filed a lawsuit against the Tigard-Tualatin School District, claiming that the boy’s teacher repeatedly struck him as punishment for standing on a ...