Not all eighth graders are ready for the abstract concepts—like variables, linear functions, slope—that come with Algebra I, some experts and teachers say. Those more complex ideas also ...

On the National Assessment of Educational Progress, a national test done every two years, Minnesota fell from second place among the 50 states in 2009 on eighth-grade math scores to eighth place ...

So, how do you compare with students nationally? Test your mettle with these eighth-grade-level questions from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and National ...

BRAHAM, Minn. — It was fourth-period Basic Algebra 8 class on a gray October morning at Braham Area High School. Teacher Rick Riccio had assigned an exercise on converting large integers to ...

The Hechinger Report covers the reasons behind the initiative to have students take algebra in eighth grade, as well as its results, in Minnesota.