Students across the country are increasingly struggling to meet proficiency standards in science, math and reading, newly released data shows. Assessing eighth graders in science and 12th graders in ...

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 ...

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 ...

More countries are edging ahead of the United States in math and science achievement, according to the latest results from an international test of 4th and 8th graders in the subjects. The Trends in ...

Students across the country are increasingly struggling to meet proficiency standards in science, math and reading, newly released data shows. Assessing eighth graders in science and 12th graders in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A decade-long slide in high schoolers’ reading and math performance continued last year, with 12th graders’ scores dropping to their lowest level in more than 20 years, according to ...