Middle School
Education news, analysis, and opinion about schools typically serving 6th to 8th grades and the students who attend them
Student Well-Being
Video
The First Rule of SEL for Older Students? Don’t Be Boring
Middle and high schoolers are a much tougher audience for social-emotional-learning lessons.
Artificial Intelligence
From Our Research Center
Can AI and Math Work Together? Here's What Teachers Say
Generate practice problems, plan lessons, and help struggling learners were among many recommendations.
Reading & Literacy
Video
How Schools Can Help Older Students Struggling With Reading
With a growing number of struggling readers in the older grades, schools need school-wide strategies and individual interventions.
Reading & Literacy
4 Ways Teachers Identify and Support Struggling Older Readers
For most students, instruction in how to read ends sometime in elementary school. But some kids still struggle well beyond that point.
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Student Well-Being
Q&A
This School Counselor Has a Four-Legged Trick for Getting Tweens to Open Up
The 2025 School Counselor of the Year supports hundreds of middle schoolers with help from her therapy dog, Winston.
Student Well-Being
Middle School Is Tough for Boys. One School Found the 'Secret Sauce' for Success
Hands-on learning, choice, and other evidence-based practices help boys thrive.
Student Well-Being
From Our Research Center
What's Behind the Falloff in Social-Emotional Learning for Teens
Surveys from the EdWeek Research Center find that districts' focus on SEL is back down to pre-pandemic levels.
Student Well-Being
Are Today's Students Really Less Independent Than Previous Generations?
Experts say social-emotional learning strategies are available for teachers to help students become more independent.
Assessment
This School Didn't Like Traditional Grades. So It Created Its Own System
Principals at this middle school said the transition to the new system took patience and time.
Reading & Literacy
Reading Interventions for Older Students May Be Missing a Key Component
Many older elementary and middle school students still struggle with foundational reading skills.
Science
Reading and Writing Like a Scientist
English and science teachers in Missouri middle schools collaborate to help students tackle complex scientific texts.
Mathematics
AI Gets Math Wrong Sometimes. How Teachers Deal With Its Shortcomings
Teachers discussed how they handle the technology’s errors—and sometimes, use these flaws to their advantage.
School & District Management
Meet the 3 Finalists for National Principal of the Year
All three finalists spoke about the need to lift up their peers.
