Want to help your eighth-grader master math? Here are some of the skills your child will be learning in the classroom. Understand rational and irrational numbers. Know that a rational number can be ...

Sports provide an engaging way of exploring a host of mathematical concepts. Any hard-core baseball fan knows that the game can’t truly be appreciated without an understanding of some essential ...

The results of an international test of academic skills released recently show dire declines in math for U.S. fourth- and eighth-grade students. The Trends in International Mathematics and Science ...

Savannah-Chatham County public schools’ average 2019 eighth-grade Georgia Milestones Assessment System scores for English language arts fell 14 points to land 29 points below the state average 519, ...

Math proficiency among eight graders at Albuquerque Public Schools has fallen slightly, according to last year’s state assessment, and for eighth grade students identified in the Yazzie-Martinez ...

Students graph linear equations in Zach Loy’s ninth-grade algebra class at Braham Area High School in Minnesota. Credit: Patience Zalanga for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic ...

Eighth grade test scores in Maryland have been declining for many years — and not just because schools shut down during the coronavirus pandemic. Math and reading scores tested annually have steadily ...

More local school districts are moving their eighth-graders out of grade-level math and into Algebra 1, usually a ninth-grade course, according to this year’s passing rates for the State of Texas ...

SEATTLE — An annual report examining the decline in student reading and math proficiencies since the COVID-19 pandemic is giving a glimpse into where Washington state stands with two key indicators of ...