The Hechinger Report

In elementary classrooms, demand grows for play-based learning

A third grade student sets the last domino down in a row along the edge of a table while playing in Crystal O’Brien’s classroom at Shidler Elementary School in Oklahoma City. Credit: Ariel ...
Colorado Public Radio

Classroom ‘churn’ has negative effect on third grade reading scores, new Colorado study finds

Classroom “churn” — when students leave a classroom midyear or new students join — can have a negative effect on third grade reading scores, according to a new study that examined Colorado census and ...
West Virginia MetroNews

First school year after Third Grade Success Act draws to a close

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The first full school year with implementation of the Third Grade Success Act has wrapped up in West Virginia. Sen. Amy Grady (R-Mason) The legislation aims to improve math and ...
KTBS

First-year teacher brings energy and passion to third-grade classroom in Bossier Parish

BOSSIER CITY, La. -- For kids, fall signals the start of school and the excitement of moving up to the next grade. For many, it’s also the thrill of finding out which teacher will guide them through ...
KSL

Third grade teacher comes up with way to help student with cancer not miss class

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Pennsylvania schools to embrace cursive writing once again

Each of the 15 students in Mollie Sweeney’s third grade class raised their dominant hand. Sweeney, a teacher at Burrell’s Bon ...