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Beginning in the Middle: Critical Steps in Early Secondary School Reform examines the many dimensions of middle schools that make this period in students’ lives so critical to success in high school and beyond—including the necessity of paying attention to the specific developmental needs of young adolescents, while ensuring that the rigor of the curriculum prepares students for the new academic challenges they’ll encounter in high school. The issues of student engagement and transition points get special attention. (October 2008, 32 pp., $14.00)
