One set of multiple choice questions for 7th graders in a PARCC practice session requires them to watch the four-minute video above – “Hands-on Science with Squishy Circuits” – that explains how to ...

For decades, school districts have sorted students into neat grade groupings: K–5, 6–8, 9–12. But those lines have blurred. Some districts are reviving stand-alone middle schools. Others are phasing ...