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Stuck in the Middle

nitajo sumitted ago via http://educationnext.org (Views: 81, Clicks: 23)  View Story

How and why middle schools harm student achievement.

2 comments | Tags: middle school student achievement jonah e. rockoff student absences nurturing environment | Topic: Secondary BAD >_<

#1 by nitajo posted ago +3 apples bad good
What determines a student’s level of academic achievement is complex. But the simple fact is that students who enter public middle schools in New York City fall behind their peers in K–8 schools. This is true both for math and English achievement. Even more troubling, the middle-school disadvantage grows larger over the course of the middle-school years. With the transition into a middle school, students set out on a trajectory of lower achievement gains.
#2 by PiGuy posted ago +1 apples bad good
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