The Hechinger Report

‘The Reading Year’: First grade is critical for reading skills, but kids coming from disrupted kindergarten experiences are way behind

Heather Miller, a first grade teacher in Austin, Texas, works with a small group of students in her classroom on reading skills. Credit: Jackie Mader/ The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers ...
Newsweek

First Grader’s English Homework Has Internet Baffled: ‘We Are At A Loss’

A first-grade child's English homework has left both her parents and the internet as a whole completely baffled. They found kids who did their homework diligently were more conscientious than their ...
Newsweek

Dad ‘Stumped’ by Son’s Seemingly Impossible First Grade English Homework

An Alabama dad turned to the internet for help with his son's first grade English homework after coming up against a seemingly impossible assignment. Gary, from Gadsden, who asked that his last name ...