Gender gaps that had largely closed before COVID are widening again. Multiple measures are “giving flashing warning signs ...

The results of an international test of academic skills released recently show dire declines in math for U.S. fourth- and eighth-grade students. The Trends in International Mathematics and Science ...

Higher achievement in 8th grade math is associated with higher income and more education, and in Tennessee, math test scores ...

The tests were administered between January and March. No state or large urban district showed improvements in math, the report said. Eighth-grade math scores sank in the more than 50 states and ...

A century ago, many Mason County students were preparing for the end of the school year in late May; taking final ...

The 8th grade test covers similar subjects at more advanced levels, and incorporates algebra—a subject many U.S. students don’t take until high school. Eighth grade science covers biology ...

Overall, Louisiana ranked 32nd on the test, known as “the nation’s report card,” which 4th and 8th grade students took last year. Long stuck near the bottom of the pack, Louisiana was ranked ...