ORLANDO, Fla. — During his eighth-grade science class, teacher Ryan Morris talks his students through a written exercise. He reads aloud question No. 1, and he emphasizes that students must include ...

Middle schoolers embody a messy no-man’s land: young enough to get excited by stickers and play-acting, but mature enough to crave autonomy and opportunities to improve their world. Younger ...

Tyraine Ragsdale, aka Grand Hank (left), challenges 8th grade students’ perception during an interactive science demonstration at the Allen M. Stearne middle school in Philadelphia on February 6, 2024 ...