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Kids Who Were Babies During COVID Are Now Struggling With Reading and Math

Although most of them were still in diapers when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, today’s early elementary students didn’t make it ...
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 ...
Houston Public Media

Houston ISD sees sharp declines in math and reading performance, along with rest of country, in first national assessment test since pandemic

Students in Houston's largest school district recorded their worst scores in nearly two decades in a national assessment test conducted by the U.S. Department of Education, mirroring a nationwide ...

Alpharetta teacher turns classroom into adventures for first grade students

In a first-grade classroom at Creek View Elementary School, Linda Ngo turns learning into an experience. Desks can turn into ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle

Math anxiety causes trouble for students as early as first grade

Many high-achieving students experience math anxiety at a young age — a problem that can follow them throughout their lives, new research at the University of Chicago shows. In a study of first- and ...