Hoping to help your eighth-grader with reading and writing skills? Here are some basic tips that experts suggest. Encourage discussion as much as possible in your house. Ask your eighth-grader for ...

The students in Zack Hull’s 8 th grade English class are eager to share their “This I Believe” essays. For several years, he has had his students dig within themselves and write about something they ...

The cognitive flexibility that comes from being multilingual can give students a boost in math—if teachers know how to build on English learners’ strengths. Seventy-seven percent of 8th-grade ...

With New York state ready to hand out the Common Core exam this spring, how tough is the test? See how your English skills stack up by reading the passage below and taking the following sample ...