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 ...

Jacob Leggette, 9, of Baltimore looks on as President Barack Obama blows a bubble while visiting his science exhibit during the annual White House Science Fair in April 2016. Obama started the fair as ...

EdSource · When teens counsel teens: Why peer support programs are growing Eighth grade students’ science test scores have fallen to the level they were in 2009, the first year the national test was ...

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 ...