Education Week

Kindergartners’ Math and Reading Scores Can Predict Their 3rd Grade Performance

Kindergartners who started school scoring in the bottom 20% had only a 1 in 10 chance of reading proficiency by 3rd grade.

California may soon test children on math as early as kindergarten in effort to curb dismal scores

A bill moving through the California Legislature would test students as early as kindergarten on math. It's part of an effort ...
Education Week

Two Decades of Progress, Nearly Gone: National Math, Reading Scores Hit Historic Lows

The pandemic has smacked American students back to the last century in math and reading achievement, according to the tests known as the Nation’s Report Card. Results for students who took the test in ...
Green Bay Press-Gazette

What can Wisconsin first-graders expect as they start this school year? We asked the experts: former first-graders

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 ...
Newsweek

First-Grader Who’s Had Enough of Math Is All of Us: ‘Can’t Be Bothered’

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A 7-year-old girl had her parents chuckling with the sassy answer she ...
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South Jefferson first-graders headed to state math finals

Three first-grade students from the South Jefferson Central School District are headed to a state finals competition this weekend for math.
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 ...