Amboy school’s decision to drop 8th grade algebra doesn’t add up, parents say

Does Amboy Junior High School have a math problem? For a group of parents of seventh grade students, the answer equals yes. The Amboy School Board on Thursday night heard from a group of parents of ...
Education Week

A New Approach to Algebra in 8th Grade Seems to Produce Big Benefits

Eighth graders can be successful in Algebra 1, new research suggests—they just might need some extra support. The findings come from a study of San Francisco schools, which has had a turbulent history ...
Albuquerque Journal

APS reports drops in eighth grade math, improvement in sixth and seventh grades

Lawsuit alleges negligence and security failures after inmate died in 2024 ...
komonews

4th grade reading, 8th grade math scores continue to plunge in WA despite more spending

SEATTLE — 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, according to a non-partisan ...
komonews

Washington 8th grade math scores decline despite increased education spending

WASHINGTON STATE — In a KOMO News Waste Watch Report, the math isn't penciling out in Washington. Math proficiency scores dropped again among the state's 8th-grade students, according to the National ...