At-home microbiome tests are booming, but the science behind them is too shaky to deliver the health answers people think ...

EdSource · School screen time is rising. California parents are asking where to draw the line Eighth grade students’ science test scores have fallen to the level they were in 2009, the first year the ...

From a "flamingo" test to a "dinosaur" trivia question.

U.S. eighth graders are less prepared to be the scientists of tomorrow than they were before the pandemic. In the first nationwide test of students’ science knowledge since 2019, the percentage of ...

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 ...

This article was originally published in CalMatters. A decade ago, California schools introduced a new K-12 science curriculum that was hands-on, interactive and designed to prepare students for the ...