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Middle school’s moment: What the science tells us about improving the middle grades

The Hechinger Report

Meanwhile, new findings in developmental psychology are shedding a fresh light on what motivates middle schoolers. Related: Four new studies bolster the case for project-based learning. So, what does this evolving understanding of early adolescence say about how middle schools should be designed?

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Getting rid of gifted programs: Trying to teach students at all levels together in one class

The Hechinger Report

Just 15 percent of the roughly 1,000 students at the school receive free or reduced lunch , a federal marker of poverty. 77 percent of public school students are economically disadvantaged. Public Schools closed its gifted and talented programs. By contrast, in Washington, D.C., This trend intensified when, in 2005, D.C.

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