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 ...

Seventh graders show strongest improvement with nearly 8 percentage point gains, while former English language learners ...

ALBANY — While she's been out of middle school for more than half her life, Carrie Schmitz remembers how it feels to be a middle schooler. "She just knows who she is. She's herself when she is in ...