Achievement is still lower for kids who were toddlers during the pandemic—even though they didn't experience school closures.

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 ...

Mark Denman Elementary School first-grader Jeremiah Denson works on a fraction problem. Josie Scates, 7, from Bismarck-Henning, works on a math problem at the Danville District 118 First Grade Math ...