Adams: My math-and-physics-teacher husband knew that if our daughter didn't take geometry in 9th grade, she'd never get to calculus. He was right.

Those more complex ideas also require extended concentration, which is difficult for many middle schoolers. “Eighth grade, ...

This article was originally published in The Hechinger Report. Like learning to read by third grade, taking eighth grade math is a pivotal moment in a child’s education. Students who pass ...

Those more complex ideas also require extended concentration, which is difficult for many middle schoolers. “Eighth grade, they’re just in full-on puberty, hormones,” said Zach Loy, another math ...

“They predict greater inequality in the future,” he said. The math skills of even the highest scoring eighth graders have deteriorated Eighth grade math achievement on the TIMSS test, 1995-2023, by ...

But the math scores of top students fell dramatically, 50 percent more than those at the bottom. It’s not clear what’s behind the decline. These eighth graders were in fifth grade when the pandemic ...

The science and math assessment focuses on students in ... Meanwhile, 45 percent of eighth-grade students answered that they are “good” at science; the international average was 51 percent.

The cost of a math tutor ranges from $20 to $45, and it gets more expensive as the child gets older. However, ensuring that ...

That mind set of "a little bit better each day" is what led Selma Unified School District to put big plans in place last school year. Below the state average in English Language Arts and Math, the ...