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Direct linkCreed Dunn; Judy Frank; Allyson Morgan – State Education Standard, 2025
As students enter the middle grades, many lose academic momentum and thus reach ninth grade unprepared. This lack of preparedness snowballs: It leads students to disengage from their studies, causing them to miss opportunities to get back on track in high school and thrive in the years beyond. Sixth grade is a particularly critical juncture.…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Academic Achievement, Best Practices, Transitional Programs
Dominic Terrel Walker – Sociology of Education, 2025
As organizations committed to providing upward social mobility and leadership development for academically high-achieving working-class youth of color, transitional school programs (TSPs) prepare students to transition from urban public schools to elite, mostly private high schools. However, TSPs' dependence on wealthy, White institutions to…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Social Mobility, Minority Group Students, Working Class
