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 ...

The barking-dog alarm clock near Rebecca White's bed woke her at 7 a.m. Wednesday morning. The eager 6-year-old bounced right out of bed, the excitement of her first day in first grade already ...

Reece Choat-Marnell ran toward the entrance of Meachem Elementary School as soon as the bell sounded at 9:05 a.m. Wednesday, his first day of first grade. “Have a good day!” Cayli Marnell, Reece’s mom ...