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 eighth grade are more likely to sign up for more advanced math ...

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 ...

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 ...

True story: My most recurring dream has to do with math. It’s a nightmare, really. My mind can’t shake off, even when I’m sleeping, the dread and utter misery I felt during my five college years while ...

Eighth grade math scores are often to determine whether students are prepared for the more advanced mathematics taught in high school. Ku Htaw, a math teacher at DeKalb School of the Arts in Avondale ...