Newsweek

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

A dad in Virginia ended up turning to social media for help after becoming confused by a first-grade math problem. Math seems to be a problem for many young Americans. In 2022, the Programme for ...
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 ...
YourTango

Dad ‘Stumped’ By His First Grader’s Homework Asks For Help – ‘I Think They Are Learning 4-Letter Words’

If you are a parent who has found your elementary school-aged children’s homework to be difficult, you are not alone! Nowadays, it seems like children, who cannot even tie their own shoes, are ...
YourTango

Mom ‘Heartbroken’ By The Amount Of Homework Her First-Grader Had On The Second Day Of School — ‘It’s Breaking Their Spirit’

When school is in session, students will spend the bulk of their downtime squeezing in their homework, and all of their extracurriculars. It's been reported that high school students get an average of ...
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 ...
EdSurge

Reading Skills Are in Sharp Decline. Rescuing Them Won't be Easy.

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — It’s nearly 5 p.m. on a Friday, and Dolores S. Perez is hard at work in the Brownsville Public Library. She’s also one of the people having the most fun. Parsing education data ...