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Spotlight on Middle and High School Literacy

Many educators are learning that it's not just young children who need help with literacy skills.

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Informal science programs that focus on the environment hook young people because they are about issues that really matter to their lives.
April 1, 2011 - Education Week
Researchers say high attrition rates and private donations help explain the charter school network's success record.
March 31, 2011 - Education Week
Heather Wolpert-Gawron says that, to inform their classroom practice, teachers should reintroduce themselves to who they were as students—and she offers some tips to help get the process started.
March 23, 2011 - Teacher
A Vermont initiative to improve learning in middle schools is working through the challenges of using the latest digital tools and different teaching approaches.
March 14, 2011 - Education Week
University of Vermont researchers are following a cohort of I-LEAP students to assess the impact that technology-rich, customized learning has on high school completion.
March 14, 2011 - Education Week
Experts say technology and research have evolved to the point where educators can actually have a sense of the impact of games on individual learners.
March 14, 2011 - Education Week
In a study released today, researchers found that middle school students lost more academic ground than they might have had they stayed in elementary school longer.
September 1, 2010 - Education Week
Across 22 schools studied, researchers found few signs that schools were 'creaming' the best students or pushing out low achievers.
July 13, 2010 - Education Week
Mathematica compared results for students who won lotteries to attend 36 charter middle schools with those of their peers who lost out in the random-assignment process.
July 13, 2010 | Updated: March 23, 2012 - Education Week
Mathematica compared results for students who won lotteries to attend charter middle schools with those of their peers who lost out in the random admissions process.
June 29, 2010 - Education Week

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