Academic Growth with Development Responsiveness

Organizational Health Directly Influences Student Performance at the Middle Level
Kathleen M. Brown, Kathleen Roney, & Vincent A. Anfara, Jr.
Student SES and components of the middle school concept are only part of the story regarding student achievement. Organizational health plays an even more direct role. 

Academic Learning Thrives in a Caring, Sharing Educational Community
Anthony S. Bencivenga & Maurice J. Elias
Academic excellence can not only co-exist with social and emotional skill building, but is actually increased by the presence of the latter.

Joining Theory and Best Practice to Drive Classroom Instruction
Carol J. Fuhler
Prof. Fuhler explains why there is nothing so practical as a good theory.

What's Driving You Crazy? A Question to Drive Collaborative, Inquiry-Based Middle School Reform
Paul D. Deering  
"What's driving you crazy?" is not an invitation for another pointless gripe session, it is a catalyst for discovery, learning, and improving middle schools.

Middle School Buildings for the 21st Century
Paul S. George  
Designing smallness within bigness is a hallmark of middle schools suited for the new century.

Departments

The Editor Reflects
Tom Erb
Middle School Concept + Organizational Health = Positive Student Outcomes

What Research Says
Joanne M. Arhar  
No Child Left Behind and Middle Level Education: A Look at Research, Policy, Theory, and Practice

Research Into Practice
Maryann Mraz & Karen D. Wood  
Integrating Document Literacy into the Middle School Curriculum

Research on Middle School Renewal
Steven B. Mertens, Nancy Flowers, & Peter F. Mulhall
Should Middle Grades Students Be Left Alone After School?