At the state’s prodding, the proportion of students taking Algebra in eighth grade increased 60 percent over the past decade – a significant achievement. But there has not been a parallel success in ...

A couple weeks ago, I wrote a story about a study that looked at the rising number of students taking algebra in 8th grade and made the argument that many of those middle schoolers are woefully ...

American fourth and eighth graders are scoring better in math than they did in 1995, according to a new international study released Tuesday. The results from the Trends in International Mathematics ...

America’s eighth-graders are failing tests in U.S. history, a national study says. Only 18% of eighth-graders rated proficient or above in U.S. history, just 27% rated proficient or above in geography ...

CHARLOTTE — Eighth-grade students in a local school studied the proposed sales tax increase for transit. The civics class at Trinity Episcopal School had to study both sides of the referendum, as well ...

FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - This is the 8th study in 8 years that found Michigan has inadequate school funding. This report concluded the state is under-funding public education by $4.5 billion. According ...