Test your mettle with these eighth-grade-level questions from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP). Answers are at ...

Just 7% of test-takers passed the state’s eighth grade math test, part of the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program. One big caveat: The scores on that test can be deceptively low because many ...

The 1992 eighth grade mathematics test of the National Assessment of Educational Progress reveals a low average level of achievement, wide variation across states, and a large difference in average ...

Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school — the end of her thus far disastrous eighth grade ...

Test results showed that in 2022, only 32% of eighth grade students in Minnesota tested proficient in math. The information was even worse for reading, for which an inexplicably low total of 30% ...

The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), as the survey is called, was conducted last year on fourth- and eighth-graders in 64 countries and regions of the world.

On this page, we use fourth- and eighth-grade math and reading assessments to determine our rankings. K-12 standardized testing often faces criticism for its testing practices. Teachers ...

The Secretary of State's Eighth Grade Citizenship Award Program is an annual effort designed to honor Maine students for their civic awareness, scholastic achievements and community service. In 2024, ...

In contrast, a 2019 federally funded report revealed that states needing major adjustments to adopt the new standards experienced a slight decline in 8th-grade math performance. The change has ...

The updates aim to put math in a real-life context and give students more time to fully grasp new concepts, officials said. Some of the biggest changes happened in eighth grade, said Allison ...