The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has unveiled its new Class 8 science textbook that blends modern scientific principles with India’s ancient wisdom and discoveries.

Declines in a nationwide science test parallel an erosion of scores in math and reading, and widen the gap between the ...

Survey results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress show 8th graders do less scientific inquiry now than five years ago.

He reads aloud question No. 1, and he emphasizes that students must include evidence and reasoning with their answer. “So, do not just say, ‘Yes,’” he tells his students. “Yes,” one of them responds ...