California's fourth- and eighth-graders are getting smarter in science, showing the largest achievement gains in the nation, but still scoring well below their peers in other states, according to a ...

Many elementary students are on a “starvation diet of thin and infrequent science instruction,” according to a new report from Change the Equation. More than half of 4th graders spend less than three ...

Fourth-grade students turned into budding scientists during Brandon Elementary’s first Science Fair earlier this month, showcasing the projects on which they have been working for the last six weeks. ...

Students in the 4th and 8th grades are showing more mastery of science, but high school seniors’ scores on the assessment known as “the nation’s report card” stayed flat from 2009. The results ...

Michigan's fourth- and eighth-graders ranked in the middle of the pack nationally on a rigorous science test given to a representative sample of students in each state, according to data released ...