This presentation helps explain the Gaining Ground in the Middle Grades: Why Some Schools Do Better study and may be used freely.

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This study contributes to the field by identifying a broad range of traditional and newer middle grades polices and practices, and determining in California which of these differentiate higher- from lower-performing schools serving similar student populations, with performance measured by the state's standards-based tests.

 

For the complete materials pertaining to this study, please see our Middle Grades Study page.

 

EdSource thanks Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, for his generous support of this study.