Adolescents were recruited from three inner - city
urban middle schools in predominantly Hispanic, low - income neighborhoods of Miami - Dade County at the end of their seventh grade academic school year.
The Farrell et al. (2003a) study assessed violent - behavior outcomes among seventh graders in two
urban middle schools in Richmond, Va..
Suspended Education:
Urban Middle Schools in Crisis.
Suspended Education:
Urban Middle Schools in Crisis, Daniel Losen and Russell Skiba, Southern Poverty Law Center, September 2010 (Download PDF)
His work at Sojourner Truth Middle School in East Orange helped to transform it into one of the highest performing
urban middle schools in the entire state of New Jersey.
The study included 1,205 students at five
urban middle schools in the same charter system.
In a high - poverty,
urban middle school in Mississippi, the principal has partnered with local businesses to develop a community garden that students work in to grow fresh vegetables they can take home — and good deeds can earn them credit for supplies at the school store.
My first experiences with visual tools came during the early 1980s, when I began teaching writing in
an urban middle school in Oakland, California.
Not exact matches
A 2013 study by Mathematica Policy Research revealed that students at five
urban EL
middle schools advanced ahead of matched peers at comparison
schools by an average of ten months
in math and seven months
in reading over the course of three years.
Design, Setting, and Participants This descriptive, longitudinal study examined changes
in the nutritional quality of 1741630
school meals at 3
middle schools and 3 high
schools in an
urban school district
in Washington state.
This study took place
in 3
middle schools and 3 high
schools in a large,
urban US
school district that serves predominantly low - income, racial / ethnic minority students.
Our sample included only
middle schools and high
schools and took place
in 1
urban school district
in Washington state.
This longitudinal study
in 3
middle schools and 3 high
schools in a large,
urban US
school district in Washington state compared the nutritional quality of student school lunch food selections before and after the implementation of the new National School Lunch Program meal stan
school district
in Washington state compared the nutritional quality of student
school lunch food selections before and after the implementation of the new National School Lunch Program meal stan
school lunch food selections before and after the implementation of the new National
School Lunch Program meal stan
School Lunch Program meal standards.
This descriptive, longitudinal study examined changes
in the nutritional quality of 1741630
school meals at 3
middle schools and 3 high
schools in an
urban school district
in Washington state.
Silver was referring to the
Urban Assembly
School of Business for Young Women, which moved from the East Village to 26 Broadway last year, and the former Greenwich Village
Middle School, which moved
in this year and became the Lower Manhattan Community
Middle School.
City
school results still fall well below state proficiency levels but sit within the
middle of the pack among the five biggest
urban districts
in the state.
The research team — led by professor Jeannette Ickovics, director of CARE (Community Alliance for Research and Engagement) at the
School of Public Health — surveyed 1,649 middle - school students randomly selected from a single urban school district in Connec
School of Public Health — surveyed 1,649
middle -
school students randomly selected from a single urban school district in Connec
school students randomly selected from a single
urban school district in Connec
school district
in Connecticut.
So I have recently started adulting after a long run with
school and internships... I have Summer's off as I am a guidance counselor
in an
urban school district... I am finding my
middle ground of going to shows and also...
U.S. Private
Schools Increasingly Serve Affluent Families (Vox CEPR's Policy Portal) Richard Murnane discusses how fewer middle - class children are now enrolled in private schools and that an increase in residential segregation by income in the US means that urban public and urban private schools have less socioeconomic diversity than they had decad
Schools Increasingly Serve Affluent Families (Vox CEPR's Policy Portal) Richard Murnane discusses how fewer
middle - class children are now enrolled
in private
schools and that an increase in residential segregation by income in the US means that urban public and urban private schools have less socioeconomic diversity than they had decad
schools and that an increase
in residential segregation by income
in the US means that
urban public and
urban private
schools have less socioeconomic diversity than they had decad
schools have less socioeconomic diversity than they had decades ago.
For example, a recent study conducted
in urban middle schools found that there were more similarities than differences
in the reading profiles of struggling students from non-English-speaking and English - speaking households, and that low academic vocabulary knowledge, a major component of advanced literacy skills, was a shared source of difficulty.
Teaching a core tested subject like
middle school math
in the challenging environment of
urban public
schools is a high - stakes game.
In the middle of the last decade, in urban communities across America, middle - class and upper - middle - class parents started sending their children to public schools again — schools that for decades had overwhelmingly served poor and (and overwhelmingly minority) population
In the
middle of the last decade,
in urban communities across America, middle - class and upper - middle - class parents started sending their children to public schools again — schools that for decades had overwhelmingly served poor and (and overwhelmingly minority) population
in urban communities across America,
middle - class and upper -
middle - class parents started sending their children to public
schools again —
schools that for decades had overwhelmingly served poor and (and overwhelmingly minority) populations.
Urban middle school students engaged
in PBL showed increased academic performance
in science and improved behavior ratings over a two - year period (Gordon, Rogers, Comfort, Gavula, & McGee, 2001).
are struggling with them
in wealthy and
in middle - and low - income
schools;
in rural, suburban, and
urban districts;
in magnet, regular, district, charter, parochial, and independent
schools; along the coasts,
in the American heartland, from south to north, and everywhere
in between.»
Since 2007, the proportion of D.C. students scoring proficient or above on the rigorous and independent National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) more than doubled
in fourth grade reading and more than tripled
in fourth grade math, bringing Washington up to the
middle of the pack of
urban school districts at that grade level, while the city's black students largely closed gaps with African American students nationwide.
Upon arriving at this large,
urban middle school, I had noticed a racially mixed group of parents drinking coffee and laughing
in a room filled with couches and books.
Editor's Note:
In 2009, the New York Harbor School joined the Urban Assembly group of schools, and then moved to a newly renovated campus on Governor's Island in the middle of New York's harbor in 201
In 2009, the New York Harbor
School joined the
Urban Assembly group of
schools, and then moved to a newly renovated campus on Governor's Island
in the middle of New York's harbor in 201
in the
middle of New York's harbor
in 201
in 2010.
Andrew Weiss was walking
in the halls of his Miami
middle school among hundreds of preteens rushing to class when Harvard Graduate School of Education dean Kathleen McCartney called to let him know he was an Urban Scholar F
school among hundreds of preteens rushing to class when Harvard Graduate
School of Education dean Kathleen McCartney called to let him know he was an Urban Scholar F
School of Education dean Kathleen McCartney called to let him know he was an
Urban Scholar Fellow.
One outstanding example of NNSP's vision
in action is found
in Roland Park Country
School's (RPCS) commitment to opening an urban charter school for middle school girls in Baltimore in
School's (RPCS) commitment to opening an
urban charter
school for middle school girls in Baltimore in
school for
middle school girls in Baltimore in
school girls
in Baltimore
in 2015.
Our research begins to fill this gap with two studies of the G&T programs available to high - achieving
middle -
school students
in a large
urban school district
in the southwestern United States which, to preserve anonymity we shall refer to as LUSD.
LACES» results stand out even more because the
school has many of the challenges that often sink
urban schools into the lower - performing category and anchor them there: a predominately
urban, minority population; large classes (the average is 29 students
in middle -
school classes, 34
in high
school); few computers, no computer lab, and a building that was new when Franklin D. Roosevelt served as president.
Now, reformers
in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Maryland, and New York, and the large
urban districts of Cincinnati, Cleveland, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, are challenging the notion that grouping students
in the
middle grades
in their own
school buildings is the right approach.
Green Street Academy is a two - year - old public
middle and high
school in urban Baltimore, Maryland.
The return of many white, upper -
middle - class, educated parents — and their young children — to city centers has caused some
urban districts, like those
in Philadelphia, Chicago, and Boston, to actively encourage these families to send their children to local district
schools.
Should an
urban district pander to white,
middle - class families — at the expense of poor, minority families —
in order to boost the achievement of all
schools?
In that time, our approximately 20 teachers will continue to work together to create authentic learning experiences for Baltimore
urban middle school students.
Standards - based, inquiry - based science curriculum
in ten
urban middle schools had a positive effect on achievement.
Shannon Darcey, a
middle -
school English language development teacher at
Urban Promise Academy
in Oakland, California, tackles this at the beginning of the year by asking her students to create a video tour of their
school, narrated
in English.
In the past ten years,
urban school districts such as New York City, Baltimore, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, and Charlotte - Mecklenburg have reorganized some
middle schools along the once - prevalent K - 8 model.
In Arizona, a state that has always had charter
schools that draw
middle - class students, there is evidence that, on average at least, charters are not doing any better at raising student achievement than district
schools; outside of
urban areas, they appear to do a bit worse.
are struggling with them
in wealthy and
in middle - and low - income
schools;
in rural, suburban, and
urban districts;
in magnet, regular, district, charter, parochial, and independent
schools; along the coasts,
in the American heartland, from south to north, and...
Soon he was
in an
urban Atlanta
middle school, teaching seventh - grade geography students where Atlanta was on a map.
After 12 years teaching English Language Arts and history at an
urban middle school, where he has inspired students with a love of Shakespeare and Tennessee Williams plays, Holt hopes to further what he sees as his mission
in education giving «students access to learning situations that are as close to the real world as possible.»
In the middle of this small burst of reform came Anthony Amato, a hard - charging administrator from Hartford with ambitious goals and a track record of succeeding in urban school
In the
middle of this small burst of reform came Anthony Amato, a hard - charging administrator from Hartford with ambitious goals and a track record of succeeding
in urban school
in urban schools.
He also directed Project Forward Leap, a nonprofit, academic enrichment program for
urban,
middle -
school scholars
in Philadelphia, Harrisburg, and Lancaster Pennsylvania.
This pattern of test - score effects — showing positive results
in urban areas with many low - income students, but neutral or even negative effects elsewhere — also appears
in a national study of oversubscribed charter
middle schools funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
Affirming Rogers» earlier point, the Globe article noted, «
Middle schools were conceived
in the 1970s and»80s as a nurturing bridge from early elementary grades to high
school, but critics say they now more often resemble a swamp, where
urban youth sink into educational failure.»
TEP focuses on preparing individuals for careers as
middle or high
school teachers
in urban settings.
According to a 2002 study of children
in Dane County, Wisconsin, by
urban - policy consultant David Rusk, low - income children at
schools with a
middle - class majority scored 20 - 32 percent higher on standardized tests compared with what their scores would be at
schools with a lower percentage of
middle - class students.
In addition, while the Florida study shows that although the «negative effects of entering a middle school are somewhat smaller outside of urban districts,... they remain substantial even in rural areas.&raqu
In addition, while the Florida study shows that although the «negative effects of entering a
middle school are somewhat smaller outside of
urban districts,... they remain substantial even
in rural areas.&raqu
in rural areas.»