Edutopia

Why Middle (and High) School Students Should Have Class Jobs

Adolescents crave purpose and autonomy—a set of classroom jobs can help. When Meredith Howard asks her incoming middle ...
EdSource

Students likely to receive full Middle Class Scholarship awards despite budget shortfall

The more than 300,000 recipients of California’s Middle Class Scholarship will likely receive their full award amounts this school year despite the program being on track to exceed its budget by a ...

What’s Right with Schools: Cheshire middle school students take the lead in the classroom

Students in Cheshire are taking a shift in traditional learning and leading classes. Instead of taking a seat, the students ...
Chronicle

For a Day, Middle Schoolers Become Duke Students

The enthusiasm was already high when Defining Movement (DefMo), Duke’s premiere multicultural dance group, invited nine Durham middle schoolers onto the Penn Pavilion stage to dance with them. After ...