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Three reasons why so few eighth graders in the poorest schools take algebra

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A collection of surveys of teachers and principals, conducted by the research organization RAND, suggests three problems at the poorest middle schools, which are disproportionately populated with Black and Hispanic students. Do it before middle school,” said Goldhaber. For many students, middle school is too late.”

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Inside the new middle school math crisis

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It was a Thursday morning in November, a few minutes into Ruby Voss’ and Amber Benson’s eighth grade math class at Northside Middle School just outside Roanoke, a city of roughly 100,000 in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Nationwide, students who started middle school during the pandemic lost more ground in math than any other group.

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OPINION: New York City’s new middle school admissions will test white parents

The Hechinger Report

This policy change creates a real test for more affluent white parents who say they live in New York City because of the diversity and then send their children to segregated schools. This is the demographic of parents with the widest mismatch between their stated ideals and their actions when it comes to public school choice.

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The path to a career could start in middle school

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Dobbins asked the class, at Piedmont GLOBAL Academy, a majority-Hispanic middle school in southeastern Dallas. “A A growing number of states and school districts now require students to take career exploration classes in middle school. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift. Equity is important to us,” he said.

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Middle school science teachers often have shaky scientific knowledge

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Middle school science teacher Kent Heckenlively has spent part of his time teaching, well, not science. Heckenlively works at Gale Ranch Middle School in San Ramon, California. Related: How the science of vaccination is taught (or not) in public schools. This story also appeared in USA Today.

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One state tried algebra for all eighth graders. It hasn’t gone well

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percent of school districts around the country, most of them in Minnesota, report having policies mandating algebra in eighth grade. Related: Is it time to stop segregating kids by ability in middle school math? At Braham Area Schools and in other Minnesota districts, an algebra-to-calculus pipeline hasnt materialized.

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Coronavirus Chronicles 023 – Dhahran Middle School

Dangerously Irrelevant

Thank you, Danny Gordon , for sharing how the Dhahran Middle School in Saudi Arabia is adapting to our new challenges and opportunities. I especially appreciated hearing about your school’s thoughtful and proactive pre-planning and how your educators have enacted iChoose Tuesdays for students. Episode 023 is below.