Stacey Canova and Carly Saal, close friends and fellow teachers, have taught first graders at Haledon Public School for more ...

My post doc after finishing my degree in 1984 was teaching first grade at the bilingual elementary where I had done dissertation research. As I headed out into the real world, a widely admired ...

Already troubled by her 4th grade students’ low reading levels, San Antonio-area teacher Melody Fernandez entered “survival mode” when she was moved down to 1st grade—and discovered the full scope of ...

After 14 years in education, I consider myself to be a good reading teacher. Unfortunately, the path to getting where I am today was a long, frustrating journey. Growing up, as the child of two ...

Nicole Lee is a first-grade teacher at John V. Leigh Elementary School in Norridge. Q. OK, so do people get your name confused since Lee works at Leigh? A. No, no! The kids actually think it’s kind of ...

On National Teacher Appreciation Day, TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager spotlights inspiring first-grade teacher Wanda Smith, who went from working as a custodian and a bus monitor to a job in the classroom ...