Math proficiency scores dropped again among the state's 8th-grade students, according to the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), aka the Nation's Report Card, released late last month.

A Grade 8 learner, Christopher Williams, is fighting for recovery after sustaining severe injuries during a cricket match. Photo: BackABuddy A Grade 8 learner from Hoërskool Eldoraigne ...

In response to low-income and minority students’ declining test scores on the state’s Smarter Balanced exam, particularly in math by the end of eighth grade, district administrators and middle ...