Reforming middle level education considerations for policymakers

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ISBN: 9781607529477 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1607529475 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1593111185 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9781593111182 (pbk.)
ISBN: 1593111193 (hardcover)
ISBN: 9781593111199 (hardcover)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (xvii, 256 p.)
Publisher: Greenwich, Conn. : Information Age Pub., c2004.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Foreword / Sue Swaim -- Introduction, policymakers, please think on these "things" / John H. Lounsbury -- Creating high-performance middle schools : recommendations from research / Vincent A. Anfara, Jr. -- The importance of having a highly qualified principal in every middle grades school / Sue C. Thompson -- Creating academically challenging middle level schools for every child / Ronald D. Williamson and J. Howard Johnston -- Creating quality in the middle school curriculum / James A. Beane -- Creating socially equitable middle grades schools / Nancy M. Doda -- The role of accountability in middle level schools / Dan French -- The role of teacher preparation, licensure, and retention in creating high-performing middle schools / C. Kenneth McEwin, Thomas S. Dickinson, and Tracy W. Smith -- Lessons learned from comprehensive school reform models / Nancy Ames -- State-level policy development / David A. Payton -- Creating common middle-level knowledge : a New York story / Jeannette Stern and Sandra L. Stacki -- A new vision for professional learning / Stephanie Hirsh -- What of the future? / Deborah Kasak.