If your eighth-grader is struggling with math help them find resources online that may be useful. Sites such as Khan Academy or IXL offer extensive opportunities to review and practice math skills.

Historically speaking, Algebra 1 has been reserved for ninth or tenth grade, and research indicates the majority of students ...

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Encouraging students to take accelerated math classes in 8th grade, based on prior strong performance, increases their chances of scoring a 3 or higher on Advanced Placement math exams in high ...

In the 8th grade math curriculum, students deepen their knowledge of writing and reasoning with algebraic expressions, study linear equations, and learn about the idea of mathematical functions.

Eighth-grade math is changing: Instead of emphasizing Algebra I where only some students thrive, many schools are placing all students in the same general class that covers several concepts.

Supporters welcome the change as more in line with current practice, of schools offering two tracks of math for eighth-graders.