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Minnesota students’ science test scores dropped this year amid new science standards, according to the state Department of Education. Overall, 25.7% of students met or exceeded the new standards.

EdSource · From a juvenile facility to a college dorm room Eighth grade students’ science test scores have fallen to the level they were in 2009, the first year the national test was given. The latest ...