Mahider Matiwos, 14, and Zafira Rahman, 13, have been inseparable since they met on the playground in second grade.

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Adrian Gillette's documentary looked at the only court case on book banning to reach the Supreme Court, as well as how modern day bans impact libraries and students.

“Eighth-grade algebra is not acceleration,” Legg told the school board Tuesday. “It is the really the new norm.” He made his comments during a workshop at which his team rolled out a new ...

On May 15, 2025, U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon claimed that 70% of the country's eighth-graders "can't read proficiently." However, that 70% data point isn't indicative of grade-level ...

Michigan children may be significantly lagging behind in fourth-grade reading, eight-grade math and overall in certain K-12 student groups compared to the rest of the country, according to a new ...

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 ...

Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. I was quite surprised last weekend when my eighth-grade daughter went to a coed party that the parents knew about, but for which they weren ...

Eighth grade test scores in Maryland have been declining for many years — and not just because schools shut down during the coronavirus pandemic. Math and reading scores tested annually have ...

second place, Paul Hawkins, eighth grade, Jacoby Creek School, “Biological Purification of Water” North Group Sierra Club awards: first place, Cedar Farrell, sixth grade, Garfield School ...

"Across multiple international institutions, we treated the first eight patients with high-grade glioma with avapritinib," Koschmann explained. "The patients tolerated the drug well and in three ...

Eighth grade students from Illinois have outperformed the national averages in both reading and math. Fourth grade students from Illinois tested on par with national averages. In both grade levels ...