The cognitive flexibility that comes from being multilingual can give students a boost in math—if teachers know how to build on English learners’ strengths. Seventy-seven percent of 8th-grade ...

Sarah Watkins, an 8th grade English teacher at Worley Middle in Westwego, was one of just 30 educators across the nation to ...

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 ...

The 8th Grade College & Career Fair brings local community businesses, organizations, and students together each November ...

At a special assembly at Stella Worley Middle School on Nov. 4, eighth grade English language arts teacher Sarah Watkins was ...

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 ...