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 steadily ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Patience Zalanga for The Hechinger Report BRAHAM, Minn. — It was fourth-period Basic Algebra 8 class on a gray October morning at ...

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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 ...

MARYLAND IS ONE OF THE FEW STATES SEEING IMPROVEMENTS IN FOURTH GRADE READING, BUT THE STATE SAW A DROP IN EIGHTH GRADE MATH PROFICIENCY. THE FINDINGS ARE PART OF THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF ...

SEATTLE — An annual report examining the decline in student reading and math proficiencies since the COVID-19 pandemic is giving a glimpse into where Washington state stands with two key indicators of ...

NAEP, also known as the nation's report card, released results last week. Illinois eighth grade students outperformed national averages in reading, math. Fourth grade, eighth grade, and the 12th grade ...

Eighth grade algebra teacher Rick Riccio helps students with a problem at Braham Area High School in Minnesota. Credit: Patience Zalanga/The Hechinger Report BRAHAM, Minn. — It was fourth-period Basic ...

Two years ago, leaders at Center City Public Charter School’s Congress Heights campus made a decision to offer more advanced ...

District scores on state eighth grade math tests have lagged behind the state average most years since 2010. The district, which at fewer than 800 students is small, is 87 percent white and has a ...