Manteca Unified School District has rescinded eighth-grade homework with a racial slur after Melissa Cheeks filed a complaint after seeing her son’s assignment. Google Maps A California school ...

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Eighth-grade reading scores are on a decline in the Beehive State, raising concerns that officials said reflect a broader national trend. The National Assessment of Educational ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A school handout meant to be distributed to eighth-grade students as a reading assignment has Houston ISD teachers sounding an alarm. ABC13 is told this isn't the only mistake ...

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 steadily ...

In 2024, 70% of U.S. eighth-graders did not meet the "National Assessment of Educational Progress Proficient" reading achievement level on a test often referred to as the "Nation's Report Card." ...

The article was updated on Oct. 30 with additional comments and information, including the Urban Institute's state comparisons based on demographic differences. In 2017, California education leaders ...