The scene is a spelling lesson in Barkhausen`s 1st-grade class at Central Elementary School, 350 W. Washington Ave., Lake Bluff. The socks are not a new fad among 1st graders.

Of course, this first grade teacher with 9 years’ experience teaches all the subjects here at Potter with lots of help from dedicated staff. “First and foremost I love our kids," Mohan said.

Early one morning this fall, 3rd grade teacher Kristin Finck watched Tiffani Morrison, a gifted teacher in the district’s Reaching Academic Potential program, give her students a lesson on ocean ...

Chicago Public Schools' sexual education curriculum begins as soon as kindergarten, teaching kids first about human anatomy, followed by first-grade lessons on how to define "gender identity" and ...