The 8-year-old students weren't the only ones struggling to figure out the answer.

Lawmakers who back the change say the new math requirements more realistically reflect what high school students need to know in college and for their careers.

State and federal education spending for K-12 schools in Washington is way up, but test scores in fourth grade reading and eighth grade math are dropping.

Eighth-grade test scores in Maryland have been declining for many years — and not just because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

High school seniors are approaching graduation with less of a grasp on reading and still-low math scores — and that's before factoring in COVID.

“Today I just finished the 8th grade entire unit,” said Jack Killian. Shannon Beighley said that 13 of her students are now moving on to Algebra I, which is regarded as a high school math course.

Katie Welch, a seventh-grade math teacher, was named West Central Regional Teacher of the Year by the Illinois State Board of Education. Welch is a finalist for teacher of the year in Illinois.