New Report Encourages Focus on Middles Schools for Postsecondary Preparedness

“The middle grades are the make-or-break point of our K–12 public school system,” said SREB President Dave Spence. “If states are serious about raising graduation rates and preparing more students for postsecondary study, work has to begin now on the middle grades.”

A New Mission for the Middle Grades is available at http://publications.sreb.org/2011/11E15_Mid_Grades_Com.pdf.