Eighth-graders learn to read and understand essays, speeches, biographies, and other types of historical, scientific, and technical material. Students also read and understand a wide range of ...

Encourage discussion as much as possible in your house. Ask your eighth-grader for their opinion about political and social issues, or about books, movies, and TV shows. Listen carefully and prompt ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — 2 On Your Side has learned that some questions for this year's New York State English Language Arts (ELA) standardized tests were simply copied and pasted from previous years, raising ...

Santa Ynez Valley school districts, including Buellton Union and Solvang elementaries, posted notable improvements on the ...

A computer program glitch has, so far, foiled two days' worth of statewide ELA standardized tests for grades 3-8. The state blamed the testing vendor. Calling the problems a "slowdown with the Grades ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Department of Education has released the latest SC READY results showing that pubic school students in grades 3 through 8 are continuing to show improvement in English ...

Rhode Island's 2025 standardized test scores show slight improvements in math and English Language Arts. Only 33.7% of students met grade-level expectations in English, while 31.4% were proficient in ...