Declines in a nationwide science test parallel an erosion of scores in math and reading, and widen the gap between the ...

He reads aloud question No. 1, and he emphasizes that students must include evidence and reasoning with their answer. “So, do not just say, ‘Yes,’” he tells his students. “Yes,” one of them responds ...

I want you to think back to your eighth grade science class. For some of us, this walk down memory lane will bring nothing but cheerful memories. However, some of us will find this a dark and ...

Survey results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress show 8th graders do less scientific inquiry now than five years ago.