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 ...

Indiana education leaders are turning their attention to middle school literacy.Across the country and in Indiana, teachers are finding many adolescents have ga ...

The Jamestown Public Schools Board of Education recently heard an update on its kindergarten through eighth grade English ...

The Biloxi School District got complaints about the wording in “To Kill A Mockingbird” — an American classic being taught in 8th grade English Language Arts classes — and pulled it from the curriculum ...