Middle Level Education in Maine - Resources
Research that Supports Bright Futures
Middle School Is Not A Building: Educating Vermont's Young Adolescents for the 21st Century
This document is designed to inform and guide all stakeholders dedicated to make education relevant and successful for all of Vermont’s 10-14 year olds. Based on Vermont and national data, Vermont’s Middle Grades Task Force created ten research-based goals to support the educational needs of young adolescents. Clearly aligned with the concepts embodied in the department's Transformation of Education efforts and inspired by “High Schools on the Move”, this document provides a roadmap that can be immediately helpful to educators at all levels.
Click here to view the Vermont report.
Just for the Kids - New York
This study consisted of 16 New York schools: 10 consistently higher-performing schools compared with
six schools serving similar populations but achieving only average results. Poverty levels in at least half
of the higher-performing schools met or exceeded the state’s average. Per pupil expenditures were close
to the state average, and the schools represented a variety of sizes, communities, geographic regions
and student populations. In this way, the study was able to look at schools that achieve, based on more
than just resources and demographics.
Click here to view the New York report.
Research and field work illuminate key policy and practice implications of the role the middle grades play in achieving our national goal of graduating all students from high school prepared for college, career, and civic life.
Click here to view the full report. (PDF)
Click here for the Executive Summary. (PDF)
This We Believe: Successful Schools for Young Adolescents (NMSA) http://www.nmsa.org/AboutNMSA/ThisWeBelieve/tabid/1273/Default.aspx
Turning Points 2000 (Carnegie Corporation) http://www.carnegie.org/sub/research/index.html
Breaking Ranks in the Middle (NASSP) http://www.principals.org/s_nassp/sec.asp?CID=934&DID=53491
The Forgotten Middle (ACT) Click here to view. (PDF)
Middle Level Philosophy & Current Trends
The Maine Learning Technology Initiative
For a complete listing of Professional Development Opportunities through the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI), please visit www.maine.gov/mlti/events.
Updated 11/17/10 - pb
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