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 ...

ABINGTON, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Who would have thought that felt monsters, of all things, would be the key to kinship between 8th grade students and their kindergarten counterparts? The 'Felt Monster ...

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 ...

Forbes detailed how eighth grader Anushka Sable tested her hypothesis about the impact of microplastics on the human body. Sable thought that plastic particles in human white blood cells would alter ...

Several students from Kern County stood out for their innovative research and scientific curiosity at the 2025 California Science & Engineering Fair held earlier this month in Southern California. But ...

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 ...

New test scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the Nation's Report Card, show eighth-graders' science scores have fallen 4 points since 2019 and ...

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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