Ashley Shircliff, a sixth-grade science teacher at Endeavor Elementary School, has been named Local 12's Educator of the Week.

Kristen Bratcher, sixth grade science teacher at Somerset Intermediate School, is Somerset County's Teacher of the Year. Get to know her here.

Deer Park ISD confirmed that Terrance Ballard, a sixth-grade science teacher and coach at Bonnette Junior High, died inside of a classroom.

The average American parent’s science and math knowledge taps out around the sixth-grade level, according to new research.