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Enjoyment of science plummeted along with scores on 8th grade national test

EdSource · The John Fensterwald forecast: What’s coming for California schools in 2026 The John Fensterwald forecast: What’s coming for California schools in 2026 January 8, 2026 - It's time for John ...
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Conflicts over climate change prevent some textbooks from being adopted in 8th-grade classrooms

AUSTIN, Texas -- A Republican-controlled Texas State Board of Education on Friday rejected seven of 12 proposed science textbooks for eighth graders that for the first time will require them to ...
Education Week

Students Need Better/More Data-Science Skills. Here Are 5 Ways Schools Can Help

Corrected: A previous version of this article should have said that more states are adding data-science education into their K-12 curriculum, but not data-science requirements. It’s almost impossible ...
Education Week

‘Sharp, Steep Declines': U.S. Students Are Falling Behind in Math and Science

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 ...