In many places it's become a fundamental part of the middle school math curriculum, too. In recent years, more students have begun taking Algebra 1 in eighth or even seventh grade – something ...

Test scores for eighth-grade students in the US declined in both ... last fall scores for American nine-year-olds in reading and math fell by a level not seen in decades. “Self-government ...

but test scores in fourth grade reading and eighth grade math are dropping, according to a non-partisan research group. On Friday, Edunomics Lab, a Georgetown University research center ...

How do you solve a problem like eighth grade algebra? Not the actual problems covered by the syllabus — the graphing of compound inequalities, say, or the untangling of scatter plots — but the ...

Cambridge Public Schools will phase Algebra 1 back into eighth grade math courses over the next few years. The district has faced a wave of pushback from parents and community leaders over the ...

Math proficiency scores dropped again among the state's 8th-grade students, according to the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), aka the Nation's Report Card, released late last month.

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 ...