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Jones, Jerome B. – Principal, 1981
Jerome B. Jones, superintendent in Providence (Rhode Island), explains why a return to K-8 grade organization may solve this city's declining enrollment and other educational problems. (JM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Declining Enrollment, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Program Divisions
George, Paul S. – Principal, 1981
Traces the middle school movement from the early 1960s through the year 2,000 and beyond. (JM)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Curriculum, Educational History, Instructional Program Divisions
Hillerich, Robert L. – Principal, 1990
Defines grade level as an age grouping that yields an achievement distribution approximating a normal curve, with the distribution average at grade level in a typical school. With an average teacher, an average child gains a year. Educators must accept this normal range of reading achievement and adjust instruction to it. Includes eight…
Descriptors: Ability, Age Grade Placement, Elementary Education, Individual Differences
