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Students at Kilmer Middle School have to be very careful about how they interact with their peers. Even giving each other a high five can land them in the principal's office. "You get into shades of gray," Kilmer Principal Deborah Hernandez said. "The
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A seventh grade student in Napa, California, is part of a lawsuit alleging that her school's dress code is "unconstitutionally vague and too restrictive." The policy requires students to only wear solid colors, specifically blue, white, green, yellow,
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It takes a thick skin and a sense of humor to teach in middle school. Not all teachers take the same approach, but most will agree that you have to be a little out there yourself to make it for very long. When a student at Seth Low Intermediate School
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Check out sample test questions to see the types of problems eighth graders in New York State will be facing next week. Annual math exams in grades three through eight will be administered this week and next. The state’s math standards require eighth
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Texas has had its share of headaches when it comes to testing. Does anyone else remember the TECAT? That was a test that every Texas teacher had to take to keep on trucking. It was an absurd, expensive ordeal where teachers were treated like cattle because
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I enjoy reading Jessica Shyu's blog " On the Reservation " online in Teacher Magazine. She is in her second year of teaching in the Teach for America program. She teaches special education to elementary and middle school students on a reservation in New
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A video on the growing dilemma of how to successfully educate middle schoolers discusses doing away with middle schools altogether. One possibility is to keep students in elementary school through the 8th grade. Another choice is to house 6th through
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According to some teachers and the student involved, a Brooklyn principal is in hot water over a spelling bee. An article on nydailynews.com tells how a special education student was not allowed to participate in a districtwide spelling bee even though
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A group of parents are not happy about the decision to discontinue separate classes for their children. On washingtonpost.com A plan to phase out Montgomery County's secondary learning centers, programs in eight middle and high schools that teach special
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Test yourself on three questions from the 2004 standard eighth-grade reading test released by the Virginia Department of Education. I credit washingtonpost.com with sharing this and making me laugh this morning, and I needed a laugh today. So, go ahead,
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Schools in the Palatine-based Elementary District 15 want to help parents with anger management. In an article on chicagotribune.com we find schools wanting to help parents deal with tempers at home so that their children can learn how to approach their
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You can recommend your middle school for a place on the top list of middle schools that is being compiled for The Washington Post Magazine by contacting Jay Mathews at washingtonpost.com and letting him know why you think your school is one of the best.
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President Bush plans to seek renewal of the No Child Left Behind law for another five years. An article on CNN.com reminds us that education will be a big focus when lawmakers meet on Monday. Bush expects to have support from both Democrats and Republicans.
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The ongoing dilemma about where to house and how to motivate middle school students is back in the news on newyorktimes.com . As any parent with a child this age will tell you, middle school students are an unusual lot. They come in a variety of sizes
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