Can a "schoolyard dispute" warrant federal court intervention? Do first-graders have First Amendment rights? The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit just gave a resounding yes to both questions.

Incoming first-graders offered advice to students starting first grade this year. Many students said they were nervous on their first day but made friends quickly. Reading, math and making friends ...

Justin Chadwick’s The First Grader is a heartwarming story of an 80-year-old man’s journey to learn how to read in Kenya’s newly promised free education system. Maruge, a veteran of Kenya’s Mau Mau ...

The $40 million lawsuit over the Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student could hinge on who was responsible for checking out classmates’ claims that the first grader had a gun. Abby ...

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 ...