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 ...

My recent column on the controversy over letting eighth-graders take algebra brought a torrent of anguished comments from parents and other experts who think math instruction is in crisis.

A sample of about 600,000 public and private school students in fourth and eighth grade took the reading and math exams in 2019. Their results were released Wednesday.

In eighth grade, students focus on connecting their understanding of math to solve a variety of problems.

See how many of these common 8th grade vocabulary words you can recognize when some of history's greatest authors use them.

Understanding vocabulary Read and understand eighth-grade vocabulary, and determine how an author’s word choices, including the use of analogies and allusion, impact the meaning and tone of a text.

State and federal education spending for K-12 schools in Washington is way up, but test scores in fourth grade reading and eighth grade math are dropping.

This month, New York State reported that just 22 percent of the eighth graders who took this year’s Common Core-aligned math test received a passing mark. How do you compare?

Illinois’ eighth graders outperformed the national average in both math and reading, according to the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress results.

Math proficiency scores dropped again among Washington state's 8th-grade students, according to the National Assessment of Education Progress.

Colorado placed 20th among states for 8th grade math, better for 4th grade reading, placing with the top 13 states. But Hispanic students scored lower on the math side.

“Today I just finished the 8th grade entire unit,” said Jack Killian. Shannon Beighley said that 13 of her students are now moving on to Algebra I, which is regarded as a high school math course.