It says the achievement gap between black and white students in fourth and eighth grade was the largest in the nation, in both math and reading. (wuwm.com)
During the third year of his administration, the state's fourth and eighth grade students ranked first in the nation in both reading and math — a major achievement. (thefiscaltimes.com)
A great teacher (defined as one better than 84 percent of peers) for a single year between fourth and eighth grades resulted in students earning almost 1 percent more at age 28. (b4njkids.org)