The New York Times

Test Yourself: 5 Questions From an 8th-Grade Math Test

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 ...
EdSource

California 8th graders behind states and world on math, science tests

California 8th graders ranked in the middle of the pack overall but behind seven of eight states in math and science in the latest international tests. The rankings are based on the Trends in ...
Stars and Stripes

DODEA 4th- and 8th-graders exceed national average on math, reading tests

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – Fourth- and eighth-graders at Defense Department schools worldwide performed better collectively than their peers at U.S. public schools on a national reading and math test, ...
CNN

‘Nation’s Report Card’ shows new evidence of Covid-19’s devastating impact on US children’s education

Fourth- and eighth-graders fell behind in reading and had the largest ever decline in math, according to a national educational assessment showing the devastating effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on ...
komonews

4th grade reading, 8th grade math scores continue to plunge in WA despite more spending

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 ...