After Thursday’s release of 2024 data in Kentucky’s K-12 accountability system, the Commissioner of Education and a district superintendent are raising concerns about students’ science test scores.

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Preliminary data shows that statewide Missouri Assessment Program, or MAP, scores have increased compared to last year. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released 2024-25 grade ...

Although fewer Missouri students are scoring low, about two-thirds still are not making the grade in such basics as math, science and social studies. Most students scored below their grade level in ...

MANKATO — A new round of test scores suggest students are struggling in their classes, not just in the area, but statewide. High schools across the state saw a hit to their MCA science scores, with ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A decade ago, California schools introduced a new K-12 science curriculum that was hands-on, interactive and designed ...

Test scores for the 2025 Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program, or TCAP, were released July 8. The state highlighted a few data points from this year's scores, but has not yet released the annual ...

When Minnesota’s statewide math and reading test scores were released at the end of August, the 2025 results were largely unchanged from the previous year. The same can’t be said for science scores.

Minnesota students’ science test scores dropped this year amid new science standards, according to the state Department of Education. Overall, 25.7% of students met or exceeded the new standards.

One school district in New York state saw at least 90% of its students test proficient on statewide assessment tests in science during the 2023-2024 school year. Bellmore-Merrick Central High School ...

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 ...