When Mississippi reformed its reading curriculum in 2013, scores for the state’s elementary school students soared. Inspired by the “Mississippi miracle,” other Southern states followed suit. But the ...

Baltimore students explored everything but the baking soda volcano at the 2nd annual STEAM Extravaganza hosted at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute.

Statistically speaking, you’re more likely to die of a heart attack or a stroke than from any other cause. Cardiovascular disease is the leading killer of men and women — not just in the United States ...

Little Havana’s Ball & Chain keeps salsa alive with free dance lessons In Miami’s Little Havana, the rhythm of salsa isn’t just something you hear — it’s something you become. MIAMI — In Miami’s ...

Understanding scientific principles and practices is essential for every person. Without scientific literacy, people are subject to false or inflated advertising claims, misplaced fears, and a general ...

Photo courtesy of HUNTER HART Fifth-grade teacher Hunter Hart brought one of his homing pigeons to class for a science lesson. Homing pigeons have been prized for their navigational abilities for ...

In his decades-long career in tech journalism, Dennis has written about nearly every type of hardware and software. He was a founding editor of Ziff Davis’ Computer Select in the 1990s, senior ...

CrunchLabs, the maker of STEM activity kits for kids founded by NASA engineer turned YouTube science communicator Mark Rober, has launched Class CrunchLabs, a collection of free standards-aligned ...

Pasco County fifth grade classes need improvement in science, right away. Early assessments aimed to monitor children’s progress in key subjects showed that 35% of district fifth graders were on track ...

Experts are rewriting class lessons for the remainder of the year. Jeffrey S. Solochek is an education reporter covering K-12 education policy and schools. Reach him at jsolochek@tampabay.com. Anyone ...

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 ...

Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. American eighth graders posted their lowest science scores ...