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 ...

The latest STAAR scores reveal progress in reading but ongoing struggles in math.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The reading and math skills of fourth and eighth grade students has ...

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 ...

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 ...