Across the country, 4th and 8th graders are taking the National Assessment of Educational Progress in a range of subjects this month, but I’ll be paying particularly close attention to how middle ...

Notably, taking Algebra 1 and 8th grade math together boosted all students’ scores—not just those of students who were less ...

Having access to Algebra 1 in eighth grade can often make or break a student’s path to high school calculus, which in turn, ...