If kids learned about radon in science class, their teachers would tell them there’s wide agreement on what the radioactive gas is, how it gets into buildings and the harm it can do to someone’s ...

This article has been updated with exact readings of lead water test results for affected schools added Aug. 11, 2025. Lead water tests recently conducted by Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) ...

Students are performing worse in reading, mathematics, and science than they did in 2019, with more high school seniors scoring below basic achievement in reading and math than ever before in a ...

AT SIX. WE KNOW IOWA HAS THE HIGHEST RADON CONCENTRATIONS IN THE COUNTRY. AND TONIGHT WE’RE TAKING A LOOK AT TESTING FOR THIS HEALTH HAZARD IN SCHOOLS. RADON EXPOSURE IN KIDS CAN IMPACT THEIR ...

For generations of U.S. schoolchildren, phrases like "shuttle run" and "sit-and-reach" likely conjure vivid memories of what was once a staple of American physical education: the Presidential Fitness ...

Alabama schools continue to show some promising signs of improvement, according to recent state test results. But those gains vary widely, depending on lots of different factors. An AL.com analysis ...

ST. CLOUD — Statewide education achievement levels remain steady, with several local districts coming in below the state average, including St. Cloud Area School District 742. While relatively stable ...

Statewide test scores for schools will be released Wednesday morning, revealing new information about how the state's schools are performing. Data about standardized testing results is expected to be ...

There is good and bad news in this year’s newly released standardized test scores for New Jersey public school students. The good news is the average test scores on the science portion of the tests ...

A law signed in 2022 requires public schools in Iowa to test and potentially mitigate for radon by 2027. Under state law, child care centers and early education facilities must also test for the ...