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Direct linkYecke, Cheri Pierson – Educational Leadership, 2006
Several schools that eschewed the middle school model and remained K-8 discovered anecdotally that their students showed fewer behavioral problems and higher academic achievement than many students enrolled in middle schools. On the basis of studies that verified these observations, school district leaders in Milwaukee, Baltimore, and Philadelphia…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Behavior Problems, Academic Achievement, Grade 6
