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 ...