| |  National Attention on Education
New Secretary of Education. NMSA congratulates Chicago school chief Arne Duncan for being nominated as the next U.S. Secretary of Education. The selection of a leader who is committed to improving education for all students and ensuring that they are prepared to succeed in the 21st century forecasts positive movement for our nation's schools. NMSA looks forward to working with Arne Duncan to ensure that middle level schools make a positive impact on students' lives. |
Recommendations to the President-Elect. NMSA and six other national education organizations call on the new administration and Congress to prioritize international education as part of an economic recovery and development plan.  View policy statement.
Preparation by 8th Grade Critical for Career/College Readiness The Forgotten Middle, the new report from ACT, calls for ensuring that all students are on target for college and career readiness. Academic achievement and academic discipline in the middle grades are key. | |
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| | | "Leadership is doing all you can to have the heart of a lion, the skin of a rhino, and the soul of an angel."
—Thomas O. Erb, Editor, This We Believe in Action | | | | | |
| Call for Nominations
NMSA is now accepting nominations for the 2009 Board of Trustees election. The process is simple—nominate yourself or someone today.
| UnitedHealth HEROES Service Learning Grants
These grants of up to $1,000 support teachers, service-learning coordinators and students in the health professions to engage youth ages 5 to 25 as volunteers in implementing projects around childhood obesity. Deadline: January 15, 2009.
| Improving the lives of kids today
Join the America's Promise 15 in 5 Campaign Network for tools and information needed to help young people succeed.
| Connect with classrooms around the world
ePals, the Internet's largest global community of connected classrooms, provides free school e-mail, blog tools, and the ability to build skills and enhance learning through global collaboration.
| The Success in the Middle Act
The Success in the Middle bill (HR 3406 and S. 2227) has been introduced in the House and Senate. Read more and support this important legislation.
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Science Classroom
Listen how Todd used
student podasts to enrich
a science unit on human
body systems.
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