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 ...

The popular but often-criticized Units of Study K-8 English/Language Arts curriculum received a scathing review Monday from the nonprofit EdReports. EdReports’ instructional material reviews draw on ...

Many McCarthy Middle School teachers were greatly disappointed, and equally perplexed, to see how the Chelmsford School Committee voted to eliminate one of the school’s literacy-support positions the ...