Seventh-grade teachers across the tri-city area are inspiring middle schoolers to engage in subjects such as history, math and English, to prepare them for future success in high school and beyond.

A sharp rise in students entering the University of California system without middle school-level math skills is raising alarms among educators. A new internal report from the University of California ...

BOONE — Watauga County Schools students are leading North Carolina in multiple academic areas, ranking first statewide in 7th and 8th grade reading while achieving a historic 92.9% cohort graduation ...

A frightening moment unfolded on the football field Monday night when a seventh-grade player collapsed during a game between two Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD middle ...

American high-school seniors’ scores on major math and reading tests fell to their lowest levels on record, according to results released Tuesday by the U.S. Education Department. Twelfth-graders’ ...

As her 7th graders wrapped up the school year this past spring, Louisiana math teacher Lerinda Baham was finishing a class of her own—a 50-hour teacher training in middle school math. With the ...

As kids start to look toward high school, it's important that their math skills are in the best shape possible. Whether they need some remediation, extra practice, or additional challenge, this list ...

Alabama students are performing better across nearly all grade levels and subjects, a sign that recent reforms could be paying off, according to new test results. English, math and science scores on ...

One Katy ISD elementary school saw its fifth-grade students master three subjects of the STAAR test on average, a rare accomplishment for any school. Out of Katy ISD's 44 elementary schools, only ...

Katy, Cy-Fair, Fort Bend and Conroe ISDs, which educate a combined 365,000 students — consistently scored above state averages on the elementary and middle school STAAR scores released Tuesday.

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