Consider supporting our stories and becoming a member today. Like learning to read by third grade, taking eighth grade math is a pivotal moment in a child’s education. Students who pass Algebra 1 in ...

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 ...

Math scores for U.S. fourth and eighth graders ... widened in mathematics by 35 points and science by 26 points. At eighth grade, low-performing students’ scores declined 19 points in ...

San Francisco’s failed experiment to eliminate tracking of math students casts a long shadow over efforts for equity in math ...

The results of an international test of academic skills released recently show dire declines in math for U.S. fourth- and eighth-grade students. The Trends in International Mathematics and Science ...

Eighth-graders' score decreased by 30 points, resulting in a slide from 11th place internationally to 23rd, just behind the United States.

Test results showed that in 2022, only 32% of eighth grade students in Minnesota tested proficient in math. The information ...