Press Releases

Press Release: October 26, 2007
Obama Introduces Comprehensive Bill to Strengthen Nation's Middle Schools

Press Release: June 18, 2007
NMSA Wins Coveted 2007 American Business Award

Press Release: May 2, 2006
NMSA Calls Upon Policymakers to Support Appropriate Reform for Middle Schools
NMSA release Success in the Middle: A Policymaker's Guide to Achieving Quality Middle Level Education

Press Release: February 14, 2006
NMSA Challenges State Licensure Agencies and Universities to Better Prepare Middle Level Teachers
NMSA release position paper on Professional Preparation

Press Release: August 9, 2005
NMSA Foundation announces the 2005 grant recipients

Press Release: September 20, 2004
NMSA Foundation announces the 2004 grant recipients

Press Release: May 28, 2003
10 Team Win a Trip to Walt Disney World®
Nearly 2,000 middle-school students, working in teams, have entered the Christopher Columbus Awards this year, aiming to promote positive community change across the U.S., and hoping to win a trip to Walt Disney World® for their efforts.

Press Release: October 11, 2002
NMSA Challenges Schools, Communities to Focus on Integrative Curriculum
NMSA release position paper on Integrative Curriculum

Press Release: September 23, 2002
Teacher Preparation must Include Content and Professional Preparation
A Statement by NMSA Board of Trustees

Press Release: March 28, 2002
"Transitioning Students from Elementary to Middle School"
NMSA and NAESP release position paper

Press Release: January 28, 2002
"Service-Learning Satisfies Young People's Desire For Public Service"
National Service-Learning Partnership

Press Release: September 7, 2001
"Rating middle school education more complex than test score"
John H. Lounsbury (published in the Atlanta Constitution)

Press Release: May 29, 2001
Recommendations to Improve Middle Level Learning

Press Release: April 4, 2001
Comments from the Partners Against Hate Press Conference