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

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 ...

A few days into the new semester this January, the LaSalle Parish school district in rural Louisiana made a pronouncement: There would be no more homework. None of the 2,500 students in this district ...

Three Grade 8 students at a Kingston independent school are being recognized after posting strong results in a national mathematics contest typically written by students a year older. Students from ...

Tech problems blocked many students from logging into New York’s grade 3-8 math exams, forcing delays and raising fresh ...

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 ...

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 ...

For the next three years, every superintendent needs to focus on improving middle school math. Performance on California’s 2022 Smarter Balanced scores dropped 6.5% in math and 4% in English language ...

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 ...

Despite being a vocal opponent of reintroducing the class to eighth grade classrooms, candidate Brandee Marckmann appeared to backtrack.