Want to help your ninth-grader master math? Here are some of the skills your child will be learning in the classroom. For high school students, math skills and understandings are organized not by ...

In the national discussion about lowering the high school dropout rate, the freshman year has emerged as a key area to focus on. We know that it’s important to make sure students transition from ...

Hoping to help your ninth-grader with reading and writing skills? Here are some basic tips that experts suggest. Continue to encourage your child to read as much as possible. Make sure they are ...

Educators are increasingly focusing on the ninth grade as the year that determines whether a young person will move on or drop out of school. According to research published in the journal Education, ...

Three decades of mounting academic and testing requirements are snagging growing numbers of students in the 9th grade, according to a study released last week. Produced by researchers at Boston ...

The 9th Grade Success Network helps at-risk students stay on track to graduation and will now operate in 28 district schools.