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This We Believe:
Keys to Educating Young Adolescents

This We Believe: Keys to Educating Young AdolescentsThis We Believe: Keys to Educating Young Adolescents is the landmark position paper from National Middle School Association in which the association's vision for a successful school for 10- to 15-year-olds is delineated in 16 characteristics. The lesson learned in more than 35 years of active middle grades education is that the characteristics are interdependent and must be implemented in concert. Research and cumulative, empirical evidence have confirmed that these characteristics when present over time lead to higher levels of student achievement and overall development.

The companion book, Research and Resources in Support of This We Believe responds to the question, "Do middle schools work?" and presents research evidence that supports the philosophical base of This We Believe.

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