The experiment was introduced and organized by fourth-grade math and science teacher Jennifer Simpson. "We wanted to start off the year with the scientific method, because that really lends itself ...

By fourth grade, if children can't read at grade level, they're unlikely to ever catch up. In math the average student is at least half a year behind and struggling to bounce back after the pandemic, ...

In 2022, the most recent year in which data were available, the results of statewide assessments revealed that only 41% of fourth grade students throughout the state were proficient in math.

Midland ISD's robotics program now offers competition opportunities for students as young as fourth grade, thanks to a ...