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Covering Innovation & Inequality in Education

Category: Middle School

Middle school is often synonymous with the awkwardness, uncertainty and sheer terror of early adolescence. But it can also be an amazing time of brain development, when children’s growing sense of self can blossom as they take more agency in their lives and learning. In this special report, Hechinger looks at what schools should do to help children at this critical inflection point in their personal development and academic careers.

Posted inOpinion

OPINION: Why school ratings can backfire

by Aaron Pallas October 21, 2021October 20, 2021
Posted inMiddle School

Middle school minds: Figuring out who you are in the midst of global turmoil

by Reniqua Allen-Lamphere October 1, 2021October 4, 2021
Posted inMiddle School

While learning online, many students received a surprising pandemic respite from cyberbullying

by Rebecca Klein September 30, 2021October 1, 2021
Posted inMiddle School

How Minecraft YouTubers made me a better parent during the pandemic

by Benjamin Herold September 8, 2021September 7, 2021
Posted inOpinion

TEACHER VOICE: Through tutoring, I discovered I love teaching middle schoolers

by Keven Tell August 19, 2021December 7, 2021
Posted inMiddle School

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

by Kelly Field August 16, 2021October 27, 2021
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Posted inEarly Education

Can you fix middle school by getting rid of it?

by Kelly Field August 16, 2021October 27, 2021
Posted inMiddle School

Teaching ‘action civics’ engages kids — and ignites controversy

by Kelly Field August 1, 2021July 29, 2021
Posted inSolutions

How one district went all-in on a tutoring program to catch kids up

by Azure Gilman July 13, 2021October 27, 2021
Posted inFuture of Learning

A rigorous virtual field trip that’s part of regular class

by Javeria Salman June 17, 2021July 9, 2021

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