This month, New York State reported that just 22 percent of the eighth graders who took this year’s Common Core-aligned math test received a passing mark. To find out how you compare with an eighth ...

With New York state ready to hand out the Common Core exam, just how tough is the test? See how much math you remember from grade school with these sample questions from the Grade 8 Mathematics ...

At the state’s prodding, the proportion of students taking Algebra in eighth grade increased 60 percent over the past decade – a significant achievement. But there has not been a parallel success in ...

Sports provide an engaging way of exploring a host of mathematical concepts. Any hard-core baseball fan knows that the game can’t truly be appreciated without an understanding of some essential ...

Encouraging students to take accelerated math classes in 8th grade, based on prior strong performance, increases their chances of scoring a 3 or higher on Advanced Placement math exams in high school, ...

A typical 8th grade math textbook includes just a handful of real-world problems for students to solve, finds a new international study. And that’s not enough, according to William Schmidt, ...