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 ...

If you value independent local news, become a sustainer today. Your gift could help unlock a $1M challenge. A decade ago, California schools introduced a new K-12 science curriculum that was hands-on, ...

For the first time in 20 years, “the nation’s report card” is updating how it gauges students’ understanding of science. The National Assessment Governing Board gave final approval to a new framework ...

U.S. eighth graders are less prepared to be the scientists of tomorrow than they were before the pandemic. In the first nationwide test of students’ science knowledge since 2019, the percentage of ...