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Middle School

Middle school is often synonymous with the awkwardness, uncertainty and sheer terror of early adolescence. But it can also be an amazing time of brain development, when children’s growing sense of self can blossom as they take more agency in their lives and learning. In this special report, Hechinger looks at what schools should do to help children at this critical inflection point in their personal development and academic careers.

Posted inRace and Equity

Civil rights at stake: Black, Hispanic students blocked from class for missing class

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Tara García Mathewson, Maria Polletta and Fazil Khan December 8, 2022December 8, 2022
Posted inThe West

Inside our analysis of attendance-related suspensions in Arizona

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Maria Polletta, Tara García Mathewson and Fazil Khan December 6, 2022December 7, 2022
Posted inMiddle School

The path to a career could start in middle school

by Kelly Field November 22, 2022November 29, 2022
Posted inElementary to High School

Play is crucial for middle schoolers, too

Avatar photo by Christina A. Samuels November 17, 2022November 17, 2022
Posted inOpinion

TEACHER VOICE: How the sad shadow of book banning shuts down conversations and lacerates librarians

by Tim Donahue September 12, 2022September 9, 2022
Posted inOpinion

OPINION: Former middle school teacher says older students aren’t getting the reading help they need

by Colette Coleman September 8, 2022September 6, 2022
Posted inOpinion

STUDENT VOICE: Middle schooler says LGBTQ+ clubs in schools for queer students are a lifeline

by Makayla Brown August 30, 2022August 29, 2022
Posted inOpinion

OPINION: Career planning in middle school prepares students for better workforce choices

by Rahsaan Bartet May 10, 2022May 5, 2022
Posted inMiddle School

A day in the life of a school social worker

by Peggy Barmore April 29, 2022May 2, 2022
Posted inMiddle School

Middle school science teachers often have shaky scientific knowledge

Avatar photo by Steven Yoder April 15, 2022April 15, 2022

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