Want to help your eighth-grader master math? Here are some of the skills your child will be learning in the classroom. Understand rational and irrational numbers. Know that a rational number can be ...

Sports provide an engaging way of exploring a host of mathematical concepts. Any hard-core baseball fan knows that the game can’t truly be appreciated without an understanding of some essential ...

Algebra is considered the gateway to advanced mathematics, and school districts across the country have hoped to diversify access to college-preparatory math by increasing the number of students who ...

U.S. 4th and 8th grade students are performing worse in math, and somewhat worse in reading, than they were two years ago, according to new data from a national test. The results were a surprise to ...

Eighth-grade math is changing: Instead of emphasizing Algebra I where only some students thrive, many schools are placing all students in the same general class that covers several concepts. Common ...

Algebra has long been a fundamental part of any high school math curriculum. In many places it's become a fundamental part of the middle school math curriculum, too. In recent years, more students ...

Superintendent Karen Molinar presented mid-year MAP data for students from kindergarten to eighth grade.

The COVID-19 pandemic spared no state or region as it caused historic learning setbacks for America’s children, erasing decades of academic progress and widening racial disparities, according to ...

SEATTLE — 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, according to a non-partisan ...