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Report: Gaining ground in the middle grades: Why some schools do better

Report » Gaining ground in the middle grades: Why some schools do better

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Categories

EDUCATION, secondary education, SCHOOLS, middle school, EQUITY, outcomes

Areas

SCHOOL:governance and leadership for equity

Authors

Trish Williams, Michael W. Kirst, Edward Haertel, Matthew Rosin, Mary Perry, Ben Webman, Kathy Wilson, Rebecca Payne, Kathryn Morgan Woodward

Published

2010, 3/9/2010

Publisher

EdSource

Abstract

"This study contributes to the field by identifying a broad range of traditional and newer middle grade policies and practices, and determining in California which of these differentiate higher- from lower-performing schools serving similar student populations, with performance measured by the state’s standards-based tests."

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