March 5, 2026 - Teachers are striking for better pay, benefits and class size. But school districts say their budgets are extremely tight and they’re contemplating layoffs. The State Board of ...

EdSource · When teens counsel teens: Why peer support programs are growing Eighth grade students’ science test scores have fallen to the level they were in 2009, the first year the national test was ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. A decade ago, California schools ...

Adults who took high school biology might remember a lecture on cell structure, then a test asking to identify its parts, plus an assignment to build a cell, perhaps with papier mâché and dry macaroni ...

With a federal testing deadline looming, now is the time for states to improve their science assessments. Beginning just three years from now, with the 2007-08 school year, states will be required ...

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Scores on national science tests fit a disturbing pattern of declining performance among low-achievers, and the officials who oversee the test have provided conflicting explanations. Recent results ...