Eighth graders can be successful in Algebra 1, new research suggests—they just might need some extra support. The findings come from a study of San Francisco schools, which has had a turbulent history ...

San Francisco eighth graders will have the option to take Algebra 1 next year after it was pulled from the school district’s middle school curriculum in 2014, and a yearslong campaign sought to ...

San Francisco is restoring eighth-grade algebra after more than a decade, with the San Francisco Board of Education voting 4-3 Tuesday night to approve the change, reversing a controversial policy ...

The San Francisco school board approved a plan to restore algebra as an option at all middle schools, more than a decade after it was removed over equity concerns. By Dana Goldstein The San Francisco ...

Math proficiency among eight graders at Albuquerque Public Schools has fallen slightly, according to last year’s state assessment, and for eighth grade students identified in the Yazzie-Martinez ...

Across the country, 4th and 8th graders are taking the National Assessment of Educational Progress in a range of subjects this month, but I’ll be paying particularly close attention to how middle ...

On Friday, Kiffin and the Tigers offered 8th grade phenom RJ West, Jr. out of West Monroe, LA. Kevin Smith, LSU running backs coach, delivered the big news to the 14-year old star. West is an absolute ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A sharp rise in students entering the University of California system without middle school-level math skills is raising ...

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WOODLAND PARK — The school district is mourning the sudden death of Alexander Billson, an eighth grader at Memorial Middle School. Alexander died on Sept. 29 after suffering a medical episode over the ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The Nation's Report Card shows nationwide declines in both math and reading, with 12th-grade reading scores falling to their lowest level since 1992. "Education is so important, and ...

Undoubtedly, mathematics can be complex in any of its numerous branches. Some children pick up the concepts quite quickly and go on to excel in math. However, math can be an immense struggle for those ...