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Middleweb: Middle School Reform and other Issues from Hayes Mizell
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Hayes Mizell is a founder of the National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform, the National Coalition of Advocates for Students and has served on advisory committees of the National Center for Fair and Open Testing; the ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education, and Youth Alive!
In this selection of speeches, some of which have been collected in the book Shooting for the Sun, Mizell shares his frank insights about the hard work of middle school change - examining the meaning of reform, the need for clear standards, the poor quality of most professional development, the importance of principal leadership, and the vital role of the central office in signaling the importance of any reform initiative. |