National Press
National Press
The New York Times
January 3, 2007 "Trying to find solutions in chaotic middle schools"
September 13, 2006 "Report Urges Changes in the Teaching of Math in U.S. Schools"
May 3, 2004 we are losing our dominance in the sciences
January 3, 2007 "Trying to find solutions in chaotic middle schools"
September 13, 2006 "Report Urges Changes in the Teaching of Math in U.S. Schools"
May 3, 2004 we are losing our dominance in the sciences
USA TODAY
Octover 16, 2002
About the large number of school districts are dropping the middle school concept because of parent
dissatisfaction, discipline problems, and low academic achievement.
Octover 16, 2002
About the large number of school districts are dropping the middle school concept because of parent
dissatisfaction, discipline problems, and low academic achievement.
Newsweek
September 30, 2002 "What will fix public education? A teacher, a chalkboard and a roomful of willing students"
Types of curriculum and the lack of academic achievement.
September 30, 2002 "What will fix public education? A teacher, a chalkboard and a roomful of willing students"
Types of curriculum and the lack of academic achievement.
Christian Science Monitor
May 11, 2004 "When you have heterogeneous grouping, your extremes get lost in the shuffle,"
April 10,1995 "Proficient children have a right too" with regard to gifted and talented programs
February 1, 1993 Teachers, Students Give Mixed-Ability Grouping a Mixed Review ...
May 11, 2004 "When you have heterogeneous grouping, your extremes get lost in the shuffle,"
April 10,1995 "Proficient children have a right too" with regard to gifted and talented programs
February 1, 1993 Teachers, Students Give Mixed-Ability Grouping a Mixed Review ...
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| This page is devoted to news articles sampled from the national media documenting the difficulties communities have encountered when adopting the middle school model, particularly when confronted with Heterogeneous Grouping in schools. Generally, there is not only a lack of academic excellence, but a lack of academic progress in the most basic sense. |
TIME magazine
August 1, 2005 "Is Middle School Bad for Kids?"
October 22, 2006 "Danger, kids playing tag": self-esteem curriculum at recess
August 1, 2005 "Is Middle School Bad for Kids?"
October 22, 2006 "Danger, kids playing tag": self-esteem curriculum at recess
| "(The middle school movement) had as its ideological antecedent the notion that academics should take a back seat to self-exploration, socialization, and working in groups...A disproportionate regard for student self-esteem and identity development yielded a "precipitous decline" in academic achievement." --Cheri Pierson Yecke, former Minnesota Education Commissioner, TIME, August 1, 2005 |
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Time For Kids
January 26, 2007 "In The Middle: Schools are working to find just the right spot for sixth graders"
January 26, 2007 "In The Middle: Schools are working to find just the right spot for sixth graders"
Boston Globe
October 18, 2006 "Happy, confident students do worse in math"
October 18, 2006 "Happy, confident students do worse in math"