Mayhem in the middle
Subtitle: how middle schools have failed America--and how to make them work
By: by Cheri Pierson Yecke ; foreword by Chester E. Finn, Jr
Publisher: Thomas B. Fordham Institute
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 65
Subjects: Middle schools; History; Middle school education; Evaluation; Middle school students; School improvement programs
Notes: "September 2005."

"Compact guides to education solutions"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 59-65).

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Table of contents: title: Foreword / by Chester E. Finn, Jr.; title: Preface / by Cheri Pierson Yecke; title: Introduction; title: ch. 1. How we got muddled : history of the middle school. The life-adjustment movement ; Middle schools emerge ; Brain periodization ; 1989 : the pivotal year ; Storm clouds gather; title: ch. 2. K-8 reconsidered. Studies in three cities ; Case studies; title: ch. 3. Hamilton Elementary-Middle School, Baltimore; title: ch. 4. Humboldt Park K-8 School, Milwaukee; title: ch. 5. Julia de Burgos School, Philadelphia; title: ch. 6. Conclusions and recommendations. Rejecting Middle schoolism ; Planning for the future ; Implementation : making it work ; Sustaining success ; Areas of future study ; Moving forward.