by Robyn Smith | Nov 29, 2017 | Articles
Sixth grade academies are supported by principals in Decatur, Alabama, as they believe that the significant changes after elementary school could be better experienced by giving students an extra year to adapt before joining the middle school student body. “It’s a big... by Michael Neary | Sep 16, 2014 | Articles
When fifth graders prepare for moving to middle school, there are certain questions that they have which surveys have found are very common. Recently fifth graders at Campbell County Public schools responded to a survey asking what concerned them the most about the... by Bailey Loosemore | Sep 6, 2014 | Articles
There are 40 sixth grade only schools in the USA, and educators are increasingly interested in this approach to improve education and the experience of middle school age students. At the Frost Sixth Grade Academy in Kentucky, students in yellow and navy polo shirts... by Jill Palermo | Sep 5, 2014 | Articles
A K-8 School in one building is a new model for district education and may provide a model for similar schools elsewhere. In Virginia, the Nokesville School’s 800 students will be among the first participants in this new strategy for educating elementary and middle... by Erin Waldner | Aug 25, 2014 | Articles
As middle school now includes students younger than 7th graders, school districts have begun to focus on easing the transition to middle school for sixth graders. In the Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District, this is the first year that all sixth graders are...
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