This story has been edited to add additional information about 12th grade mathematics and reading scores. Eighth grade students’ science test scores have fallen to the level they were in 2009, the ...

I want you to think back to your eighth grade science class. For some of us, this walk down memory lane will bring nothing but cheerful memories. However, some of us will find this a dark and ...

He reads aloud question No. 1, and he emphasizes that students must include evidence and reasoning with their answer. “So, do not just say, ‘Yes,’” he tells his students. “Yes,” one of them responds ...

Science is usually one of the more hands-on subjects in middle school: Students design research questions, draw diagrams, and conduct experiments. But the country’s 8th graders are less likely to do ...

Decatur – A 8 th grade class needs your help to dig wells in developing countries. Mrs. Bartimus's 8 th grade science class, at Johns Hill started the "Pennies for Pozos" project. The class is trying ...

Tyraine Ragsdale, aka Grand Hank (left), challenges 8th grade students’ perception during an interactive science demonstration at the Allen M. Stearne middle school in Philadelphia on February 6, 2024 ...

Shaunna Garner’s 16th year teaching eighth-grade science began as it usually does: a week of lab safety training before students get to conduct experiments and exercises. But this year, Garner has ...

LOWELL — The Lowell Community Charter Public School is receiving two grants for the 2025-2026 school year to implement a bolstered middle school science curriculum and introduce a class with a focus ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A decade-long slide in high schoolers’ reading and math performance continued last year, with 12th graders’ scores dropping to their lowest level in more than 20 years, according to ...

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