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Believing in Ourselves

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Academy for Educational Development. Middle Grades Education in an Era of Reform: Proceedings of a Seminar Series, Spring 1993. New York, NY: Academy for Educational Development, 1993.
Academy for Educational Development,
100 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011.

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Ames, Nancy L. and Miller, Edward. Changing Middle Schools: How to Make Schools Work for Young Adolescents. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, Inc. 1994.

Jossey-Bass, Inc.
350 Sansome Street, San Francisco, CA 94104.

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Anderson, Britt. "Flexible Rostering." Critical Issues In Middle School Reform, No. 2. Philadelphia, PA: PATHS/PRISM: The Philadelphia Partnership for Education, 1993.

Tim Wilson, Critical Issues in
Middle School Reform Editor, PATHS/PRISM,
Seven Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Suite 700,
Philadelphia, PA 19103­p;1294.

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Annie E. Casey Foundation. The Path of Most Resistance: Reflections on Lessons Learned from New Futures. Baltimore, MD: The Annie E. Casey Foundation, 1995.

Free copies may be obtained from:
The Annie E. Casey Foundation,
701 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21202.

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Arnold, John. A Curriculum to Empower Young Adolescents. Columbus, OH: National Middle School Association, Fall 1993.

Midpoints, National Middle School Association,
2600 Corporate Exchange Drive, Suite 370,
Columbus, OH 43231.
Midpoints papers are included in all levels of NMSA membership. For nonmembers, single copies are $3.00. Ohio residents must add 5.75% sales tax.

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Borman, Kathryn M. and Johnston, J. Howard, eds. Effective Schools for Economically Disadvantaged Students: School-Based Strategies for Diverse Student Populations. Norwood, NJ: Ablex Publishing Corporation, 1992.

Ablex Publishing Corporation,
355 Chestnut Street, Norwood, NJ 07648.

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Bullard, Pamela and Taylor, Barbara O. Making School Reform Happen: A Book of Hope about America's Schools -- How Parents and Educators Can Revitalize Learning for Our Children. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 1993.

Allyn and Bacon, 160 Gould Street,
Needham Heights, MA 02194, $24.95.

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Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development. Turning Points: Preparing American Youth for the 21st Century. Washington, DC: Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development, 1989.

Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development,
11 Dupont Circle, NW, Washington, DC 20036.

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Carpenter, Laura. "School-Community Partnerships." Critical Issues In Middle School Reform. No. 5. Philadelphia, PA: PATHS/PRISM: The Philadelphia Partnership for Education, 1994.

Tim Wilson, Critical Issues in
Middle School Reform Editor, PATHS/PRISM,
Seven Benjamin Franklin Parkway,
Suite 700, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1294.

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Center for Innovation in Urban Education. Who's Behind Middle School Reform? A Directory of National Organizations. Boston, MA: Center for Innovation in Urban Education, forthcoming 1996.

Center for Innovation in Urban Education,
Northeastern University,
569 Holmes Hall, Boston, MA 02115.

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Center for the Study of Social Policy. Building New Futures for At-Risk Youth: Findings from a Five Year, Multi-Site Evaluation. Washington, DC: Center for the Study of Social Policy, May 1995.

Center for The Study of Social Policy,
1350 Eye Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005.

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Clark, Terry A. and Canner, Jane. Expecting the Best from Students in Urban Middle Schools: A Report on the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation's Middle Grades Initiative. Princeton, NJ: Education Resources Group, 1994.

Education Resources Group,
15 Chambers Street, Princeton, NJ 08542.

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Education Commission of the States. What Communities Should Know and Be Able To Do About Education. Denver, CO: Education Commission of the States, 1993.

Education Commission of the States,
707 17th Street, Suite 2700, Denver, CO 80202-3427.

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Focused Reporting Project. School Reform in Chattanooga: An Independent Report on Middle School Reform in the Chattanooga Public Schools. Atlanta, GA: Focused Reporting Project, Spring/Summer 1995; Fall 1994.

Focused Reporting Project. School Reform in Long Beach: An Independent Report on Middle School Reform in the Long Beach Public Schools. Atlanta, GA: Focused Reporting Project, Winter 1995; Winter 1996.

Focused Reporting Project reports can be obtained from The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation's Program for Student Achievement. 250 Park Avenue, NY, NY 10177-0026.

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Frazier, Gloria G. and Frazier, Deneen. Telecommunications and Middle Level Education: Surfing and the Art of Change. Alexandria, VA: National School Boards Association, 1994.

National School Boards Association,
1680 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.

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Great Books Foundation. Learning to Lead All Students To Higher Literacy: A Report on a Two-Year Project to Introduce Junior Great Books in Four Urban Middle Schools. Report prepared for the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation's Program for Disadvantaged Youth, Fall 1993.

Great Books Foundation, 35 East Wacker Drive,
Suite 2300, Chicago, IL 60601-2298.

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Gettys, Cynthia M. and Wheelock, Anne. "Launching Paideia in Chattanooga." Educational Leadership. Vol. 52, No. 1 (September 1994): 12­p;15.

Educational Leadership,
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development,
1250 North Pitt Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-1453.

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Henderson, Anne T. and Berla, Nancy, eds. A New Generation of Evidence: The Family is Critical to Student Achievement. Washington, DC: The National Committee for Citizens in Education, 1994.

Center for Law and Education,
1875 Connecticut Avenue NW,
Suite 510, Washington, D.C. 20009.

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Holmes, Peter. "Structuring School for the Young Adolescent Learner." Critical Issues In Middle School Reform. No. 5. Philadelphia, PA: PATHS/PRISM: The Philadelphia Partnership for Education, 1994.

Tim Wilson, Critical Issues in
Middle School Reform Editor, PATHS/PRISM,
Seven Benjamin Franklin Parkway,
Suite 700, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1294.

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Hopfenberg, Wendy S.; Levin, Henry M., et al. The Accelerated Schools Resource Guide. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, Inc. Publishers, 1993.

Jossey-Bass, Inc. Publishers,
350 Sansome Street, San Francisco, CA 94104.

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Jefferson County Public Schools. 1993­p;94 Annual Report to the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation. Louisville, KY: Jefferson County Public Schools, 1994.

Jefferson County Public Schools,
Division of Communications,
P.O. Box 34020, Louisville, KY 40232-4020.

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Keith, Sarah. "Learning Based on Student Inquiry." Critical Issues In Middle School Reform. No. 4. Philadelphia, PA: PATHS/PRISM: The Philadelphia Partnership for Education, 1994.

Tim Wilson, Critical Issues in
Middle School Reform Editor, PATHS/PRISM,
Seven Benjamin Franklin Parkway,
Suite 700, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1294.

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Lara, Julia. Second-Language Learners and Middle School Reform: A Case Study of a School in Transition. Washington, DC: Council of Chief State School Officers, 1995.

Council of Chief State School Officers,
One Massachusetts Avenue NW,
Suite 700, Washington, DC 20001-1431.

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Lewis, Anne C. Making It in The Middle: The Why and How of Excellent Schools. New York, NY: The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, 1990.

Office of Communications,
The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation,
250 Park Avenue, Suite 900, New York, NY 10177-0026.

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Madaus, George, F.; Haney, Walt; and Kreitzer, Amelia. Testing and Evaluation: Learning from the Projects We Fund. New York, NY: Council for Aid to Education, Inc., 1992.

Council for Aid to Education, Publications Department,
51 Madison Avenue, Suite 2200,
New York, NY 10010, $15.00.

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Massachusetts Department of Education. Magic in The Middle: A Focus on Massachusetts Middle Grade Schools. Malden, MA: Massachusetts Department of Education, 1993.

Massachusetts Department of Education, Division of School Programs,
350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148.

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McLaughlin, H. James and Oldfather, Penny. "Gaining and Losing Voice: A Longitudinal Study of Students' Continuing Impulse to Learn Across Elementary and Middle Level Contexts." Research in Middle Level Education, Vol. 17, No. 1 (Fall 1993): 1­p;25.

National Middle School Association,
2600 Corporate Exchange Drive, Suite 370,
Columbus, OH 43231.

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Means, Barbara, et. al. Teaching Advanced Skills to At-Risk Students. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Inc. Publishers, 1991.

Jossey-Bass Inc. Publishers,
350 Sansome Street, San Francisco, CA 94104.

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National Association of Secondary School Principals. Achieving Excellence Through the Middle Level Curriculum. Reston, VA: National Association of Secondary School Principals, 1993.

National Association of Secondary School Principals. Inside Grade Eight: From Apathy to Excitement. Reston, VA: National Association of Secondary School Principals, 1990.

National Association of Secondary School Principals. Promising Programs in Major Academic Subjects in the Middle Grades. Reston, VA: National Association of Secondary School Principals, 1992.

All three of the above can be obtained from the
National Association of Secondary School Principals,
1904 Association Drive, Reston, VA 22091-1537.

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National Center on Educational Outcomes. Self-Study Guide to the Development of Educational Outcomes and Indicators: A Companion Piece to the Six Levels of Educational Outcomes and Indicators for Use by State Departments of Education, School Districts, and Local Schools. Minneapolis, MN: National Center on Educational Outcomes, September 1993.

National Center on Educational Outcomes,
350 Elliott Hall, 75 East River Road,
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, $12.00.

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National Middle School Association. The Developmentally Responsive Middle School: This We Believe. Columbus, OH: National Middle School Association, November 1995.

National Middle School Association,
2600 Corporate Exchange Drive, Suite 370,
Columbus, OH 43231.

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National Staff Development Council. National Staff Development Council's Standards for Staff Development: Middle Level Edition (Study Guide). Oxford, OH: National Staff Development Council, 1994.

National Staff Development Council,
P.O. Box 240, Oxford, OH 45056,
$12.00 NSDC members, $15.00 Nonmembers.

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National Study of School Evaluation. Middle Level School Improvement: Focusing on Desired Learner Outcomes. Fall Church, VA: National Study of School Evaluation, 1993.

National Study of School Evaluation,
5201 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041.

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Neill, Monty; Bursh, Phyllis; Schaeffer, Bob; Thall, Carolyn; Yohe, Marilyn; and Zappardino, Pamela. Implementing Performance Assessments: A Guide to Classroom, School and System Reform. Cambridge, MA: Fairtest.

Fairtest, 342 Broadway,
Cambridge, MA 02139, $6.00.

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Research and Policy Committee of the Committee for Economic Development. Rebuilding Inner-City Communities: A New Approach to the Nation's Urban Crisis. New York, NY: Committee for Economic Development, 1995.

Committee for Economic Development,
477 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022, $18.00.

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Rioux, J. William and Berla, Nancy. Innovations In Parent and Family Involvement. Forward by Anne T. Henderson. Princeton Junction, NJ: Eye on Education, Inc., 1993.

Eye On Education, Inc.,
P.O. Box 388, Princeton Junction, NJ 08550.

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Rudner, Lawrence M.; Conoley, Jane Close; and Plake, Barbara S. Understanding Achievement Tests: A Guide for School Administrators. Washington, DC: American Institutes for Research, 1989.

American Institutes for Research,
3333 K Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20007.

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Smink, Jay and Peg. The Evaluation Handbook: Guidelines for Evaluating Dropout Prevention Programs. Clemson, SC: The National Dropout Prevention Center, 1992.

Publications Department,
The National Dropout Prevention Center,
205 Martin Street, Clemson University,
Clemson, SC 29634-5111.

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Strahan, David B. Putting Middle Level Perspectives into Practice: Creating School Cultures that Promote Caring. Columbus, OH: National Middle School Association, Fall 1994.
Midpoints, National Middle School Association,
2600 Corporate Exchange Drive, Suite 370,
Columbus, OH 43231.

Midpoints papers are included in all levels of
NMSA membership. For nonmembers, single copies are $3.00.
Ohio residents must add 5.75% sales tax.

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Urban Strategies Council's Oakland Middle Grades Reform Advocacy Project. Listening to Youth! Oakland, CA: Urban Strategies Council, January 1995.

Urban Strategies Council,
672 13th Street, Oakland, CA 94612.

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Wagner, Tony. Foreword by Theodore R. Sizer. How Schools Change: Lessons from Three Communities. Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 1994.

Beacon Press Books,
25 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02109-2892, $25.00.

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Wheelock, Anne. Standards-Based Reform: What Does it Mean for the Middle Grades? New York, NY: The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, 1995.

The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation,
Program for Student Achievement,
250 Park Avenuer, Suite 900,
New York, NY 10177-0026.

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Wheelock, Anne. Alternatives to Tracking and Ability Grouping. Arlington, VA: American Association of School Administrators, 1994.

American Association of School Administrators,
1801 North Moore Street, Arlington, VA 22209-9988.

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Wheelock, Anne. Crossing the Tracks: How "Untracking"Can Save America's Schools. New York, NY: The New Press, 1992.

The New Press,
450 West 41st Street, New York, NY 10036, $12.95.

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Wheelock, Anne. Empowered Teachers, Empowered Learners: Reform in Progress in Louisville's High5 Middle Schools. Oxford, OH: National Staff Development Council, 1994.

National Staff Development Council,
P.O. Box 240, Oxford, OH 45056,
$8.00 NSDC members, $10.00 Nonmembers.


PERIODICALS

High Strides: The Bimonthly Report on Urban Middle Grades. Available with membership from the National Middle School Association, 2600 Corporate Exchange Drive, Suite 370, Columbus, OH 43231.

Middle Ground (periodically published newsletter). National Middle School Association, 2600 Corporate Exchange Drive, Suite 370, Columbus, OH 43231. (Middle Ground is a benefit included in all levels of NMSA membership.)

Middle Matters (three times a year newsletter).
National Association of Elementary Principals, 1615 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-3483. ($2.50 per issue)

Schools in the Middle: Theory into Practice (quarterly magazine). Available with membership from the National Association of Secondary School Principals, 1904 Association Drive, Reston, VA 22091-1537


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from Believing in Ourselves: Progress and Struggle in Middle School Reform. By Anne C. Lewis. Published in 1995 by the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation.