All summer, my 6-year-old and I waited for the letter telling us the name of his first-grade teacher. When it arrived, we got a surprise: He'd be in a new blended first- and second-grade classroom.

The Common Core State Standards in reading and math have generated lots of attention and controversy, but what do they look and sound like in a classroom? Michigan Radio's Sarah Alvarez offers a peek ...

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- 2nd-grade teacher Amber Kiley and her students have looked to Saquon Barkley as inspiration for lessons about addition, subtraction, and life in general. The ...