Initial Research Report - Gaining Ground in the Middle Grades: Why Some Schools Do Better
February 2010 74 pages
For the complete materials pertaining to this study, please see our Middle Grades Study page.
This is the initial research report for Gaining Ground in the Middle Grades: Why Some Schools Do Better. It includes an executive summary, an explanation of the study design, the findings, and implications for practice and policy.
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.
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EdSource thanks Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, for his generous support of this study.