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 ...

December 4, 2025 - A new literacy intervention program is being rolled out in San Diego, Alameda, San Mateo and Riverside counties, to help teenagers in juvenile detention grasp the basics of reading.

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) -The future of IV bags could be changing and it started with a Bangor middle school science project. It’s a big year for Bangor High School freshman Riley Bosco. “I really like to ...

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 ...

Eighth graders at Tate's School got to show off their smarts − and the whole school got to reap the cool benefits with a very special "snow day." Before Alex Edwards became the middle school science ...

Using Palmer Hills Golf Course in Bettendorf as an "environmental learning lab," 346 students rotated between several hands-on stations, including a putting station, a water-sampling simulation led by ...

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 ...

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