Candy Lopez's eighth graders are doing virtual interviews and using those stories to write books about the survivors. It's part of the "A BOOK by ME" project created by a Quad Cities woman in 2003 ...

ELK GROVE — Grades will not count as much for 8th-grade students in the Elk Grove Unified School District after it passed a policy that said only grades from the fourth quarter of the school ...

AUSTIN, Texas -- A Republican-controlled Texas State Board of Education on Friday rejected seven of 12 proposed science textbooks for eighth graders that for the first time will require them to ...

Most eighth graders did worse on national U.S. history and civics tests in 2022 than four years ago. Experts blame a lack of critical-thinking skills.

America’s schools are facing a crisis in reading achievement. The recently released National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) found that only 31 percent of 4th graders and 30 percent of 8th ...

On May 15, 2025, U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon claimed that 70% of the country's eighth-graders "can't read proficiently." "When we see scores that 70% — 70% of eighth-graders can't ...

A new report says reading scores of 4th and 8th graders have dropped compared with scores from 2022, while math scores for 8th graders stayed the same and improved for 4th graders. An expert says ...

Candy Lopez's eighth graders are doing virtual interviews and using those stories to write books about the survivors. It's part of the "A BOOK by ME" project created by a Quad Cities woman in 2003 ...

It’s Not Just Math and Reading: U.S. History Scores for 8th Graders Plunge The latest test results continue a nearly decade-long decline. Try a sample quiz to test your knowledge.

PATERSON — For the first time in generations, the city's eighth graders will not wear caps and gowns at graduation ceremonies this June to mark the end of their elementary school days.

Only final-quarter grades will count toward Elk Grove 8th-graders' promotion participation 02:19. ELK GROVE — Grades will not count as much for 8th-grade students in the Elk Grove Unified School ...