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 ...

Jan 27 (Reuters) - A school board in Tennessee has voted to remove the Holocaust-themed graphic novel "Maus" from its eighth-grade language arts curriculum, citing profanity and nudity contained in ...