Fewer than one-third of American 8th graders are proficient in science, but most students are improving, and achievement gaps are closing between students who are black or Hispanic and their white ...

If you value independent local news, become a sustainer today. Your gift could help unlock a $1M challenge. Eighth grade students’ science test scores have fallen to the level they were in 2009, the ...

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Every spring since 1985 the Science Education Center has hosted the Annual PreK-8 Science Update Conference. The purpose of this local conference is to bring teachers together to share activities and ...