The 74 reports that U.S. eighth graders' science skills and interest have declined post-COVID, with proficiency falling from ...

A group of 36 girls entering the eighth grade received a weeklong crash course in the science and math behind climate change thanks to a unique, interactive curriculum designed and delivered by four ...

Eighth grade students’ science test scores have fallen to the level they were in 2009, the first year the national test was given. The latest results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress ...

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(NEXSTAR) — School is back in session, bringing in the first wave of students born during the pandemic, dubbed “COVID kindergartners,” into classrooms nationwide. The students older than them, however ...

AUSTIN, Texas -- A Republican-controlled Texas State Board of Education on Friday rejected seven of 12 proposed science textbooks for eighth graders that for the first time will require them to ...

For eighth-grade science and aerospace teacher Lindsey Tompkins, the classroom is a launchpad for discovery — and a place ...

Students nearing high school graduation scored lower than ever in national math and reading tests in 2024, according to an assessment known as the Nation's Report Card. Students have not recovered ...

Ben Darin, a eighth-grade Science, Flight and Space, and Green Architecture teacher at Eastern Middle School, is this week's Michigan Lottery Excellence in Education award winner.

Amalia Baugh, an eighth-grade student from Freshwater Charter Middle School, has made waves in the science community by winning several awards for her outstanding project in Earth and environmental ...

Eighth grade students' science test scores have fallen to the level they were in 2009, the first year the national test was given. The latest results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress ...