In order to afford a new apartment, Meredith (Ari Graynor) bets on the school science fair. Ginny (Kristin Davis) and Irene (Sara Gilbert) vie over who gets to present the winner’s trophy.
An important teaching evaluation threatens to cost Meredith (Ari Graynor) her job and Irene’s (Sara Gilbert) loyalty. Joel (Ryan Hansen) vows to help Principal Carl (David Alan Grier) stand up to his bullying ex-wife.
As two overbearing moms threaten to pull their son out of Nixon Middle to protest Meredith’s (Ari Graynor) lax teaching methods, Joel (Ryan Hansen) discovers Ginny (Kristin Davis) holds a grudge over an old slight.
