Parents on MSN

First grade is a big year—here’s everything your child will learn

See what educational milestones your child will achieve, what first graders learn, and how to help them master these skills ...
PsyPost on MSN

Abacus training is linked to better math and memory skills in elementary students

Elementary school students who learn to calculate using a mental abacus tend to perform better on math tests than their peers ...
Newsweek

Dad Having ‘Hard Time’ With First-Grade Math Homework, and He’s Not Alone

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A dad in Virginia ended up turning to social media for help after ...
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 ...
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 ...
EdSource

California needs to double down on attention to math, researchers say

State leaders’ recent attention to early literacy has led to funding and new programs to help close the literacy achievement gap. But math? The state hasn’t focused on it. And that neglect shows.