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

Marie Manza always knew she would be a teacher. When she was a second-grader in Oak Lawn, she set up a classroom in her family’s home where she would “play school.” “I never thought of any other ...

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 ...

One of the few findings in education research on which everyone seems to agree is that when it comes to teacher quality, experience counts. Teachers who’ve been on the job at least three years tend, ...

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 ...

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 ...