The Colorado Association Teachers of Family and Consumer Sciences (CATFACS) provides guidance to members in the curriculum areas of human growth and development, housing, food and nutrition, apparel and merchandising, financial management, personal behavior and independent living skills.  To find out more information about this organization visit their website at www.catfacs.org.

Most U.S. Eighth-Graders Aren't On Track, Will Face Uphill Battle to Catch Up

Iowa City, IA—Students who aren't on track for college and career readiness by eighth grade are unlikely to attain that level of readiness by high school graduation, according to "The Forgotten Middle," a new research report by ACT, Inc. The findings suggest the level of academic achievement that students attain by eighth grade has a bigger impact on whether they are ready for college and career by the time they graduate than any single factor examined, including courses taken, grades earned in high school and demographic characteristics such as gender, race, and household income.