Beads and blocks are replacing work sheets for first graders learning math basics at Bayfield Early Primary School. First grader Alex Larson, son of Kami and Mike Larson, demonstrated his skills for ...

A 7-year-old girl had her parents chuckling with the sassy answer she gave to a math problem at school. Carolann Smith from Bloomsbury, New Jersey, took to Reddit—posting under the handle ...

More Vermilion County first-graders put to test in math challenge By JENNIFER BAILEY jbailey@news-gazette.com May 1, 2025 1 of 9 ...

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, ...

A dad in Virginia ended up turning to social media for help after becoming confused by a first-grade math problem. Math seems to be a problem for many young Americans. In 2022, the Programme for ...

This fall, about 50,000 Wisconsin public school kids will start first grade. They'll file through hundred-year-old hallways and new builds, meeting teachers just out of college or 40-year veteran ...

First- through third-grade students in the Fort Worth Independent School District saw slight improvements in math testing from last school year, but they’re still trailing behind their peers across ...

In recent decades, K-12 math education has evolved significantly, shifting from rote memorization to fostering conceptual understanding and problem-solving skills. Achievement First (AF), a network of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kaitlyn Shepard guides her first-graders in a math lesson Dec. 18, 2025 at Warrenwood Elementary School in Fayetteville, NC. She ...

The education system has changed, but that doesn't necessarily mean we've made progress. In 1979, first graders were expected to achieve a series of old-school milestones in areas that went beyond ...