PITTSFIELD — In Elaine Hunter's first-grade classroom, students are tackling big words and big concepts, from "differentiation" to "decomposition," without hesitation. The teacher, who is new to the ...

LEE — When first-grade teacher Lori Curtin checks in with her students at Lee Elementary School, she does so to better understand how to meet their needs. Using a chart displayed with facial ...

Teacher Leticia Denoya stands at the front of her classroom, at Natchaug Elementary in Windham, Connecticut. Her first-graders sit criss-cross applesauce on the reading rug. "Do you remember last week ...

Walk into a first-grade classroom and you might expect chaos — young kids running around, noise as they talk over each other, maybe a competition to get the teacher's attention. None of that's the ...

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Classrooms across West Virginia are going to look quite a bit different this school year, thanks to the Third Grade Success Act. Its purpose is to add teacher aides to ...