Fewer than half of the eighth-graders in the mid-Hudson measure up on the state's English test. As bad as that sounds, it's getting worse. Only 47 percent of the eighth-grade students in the 40 middle ...

Headlines were bleak when results from the test known as the “Nation’s Report Card” came out last year. Local newspapers around the country documented their districts’ declining scores. Editorials ...

A teacher has left internet viewers in stitches after sharing what her 8th graders have said to her. Young teenagers can be particularly testing for educators as children cross the border into ...

Fewer third- through eighth-graders in Warren County are proficient in math and English language arts in 2025 than in 2024. The state Education Department recently released results of the 2025 PSSA ...

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 ...

Lin-Manuel Miranda didn't throw away his shot, and his old English teacher couldn't be more proud. Ahead of Hamilton's opening in Puerto Rico, the 38-year-old mind behind the hit musical chatted with ...

Roman Daniels in 8th grade English. Philip's Academy is a preK-8 charter school approved in 2018 to expand into a high school, which current 8th graders would have been set to attend as freshman this ...