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New report by Kirst and Haertel reveal why some middle schools do better

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New report by Kirst and Haertel reveal why some middle schools do better

A new study by Michael Kirst and Edward Haertel identify the practices and policies associated with high-performing middle grades schools.

Gaining Ground in the Middle Grades: Why Some Schools Do Better

Educators widely recognize that the quality of preparation in middle school often determines whether our young people will succeed in high school and beyond. This is a particularly important challenge in California—the nation’s largest and most diverse state—which educates one out of eight middle grades students in the United States.

What district and school policies and practices are linked to higher student performance in the middle grades? To find out, a research team led by EdSource spent 18 months conducting the most extensive study ever of middle grades.

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