Current presidential candidates employ grade 6 to 8 level language, with Republican favorite Donald Trump speaking at the lowest level.

Now a new study takes issue with Loveless’ conclusions, particularly his use of data comparing average state NAEP scores and students’ enrollments in 8th grade Algebra 1.

Encouraging students to take accelerated math classes in 8th grade, based on prior strong performance, increases their chances of scoring a 3 or higher on Advanced Placement math exams in high ...

Politico is pushing a study that shows that President Obama's three SOTU speeches were written at an 8th-9th grade reading level, based on the Flesch-Kincaid standard.

New York eighth-grader Arvind Mahankali is the fiercest speller around. No word can foil him, as he proved Thursday when he beat out other Scripps National Spelling Bee contestants by spelling ...

At the state’s prodding, the proportion of students taking Algebra in eighth grade increased 60 percent over the past decade – a significant achievement. But there has not been a parallel success in ...

The number of Ohio eighth grade students not proficient in math rose from 62% in 2019 to 71% in 2022— meaning nearly three-fourths of Ohio eighth graders are not meeting benchmarks in math ...

New York eighth-grader Arvind Mahankali is the fiercest speller around. No word can foil him, as he proved Thursday when he beat out other Scripps National Spelling Bee contestants by spelling ...