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Preparing American Youth for the 21st Century
8 solid recommendations for improving schooling that became the standard for middle level education -
From Rhetoric to Reality
NMSA book shifted focus of middle school from organization to curriculum -
NMSA Office in D.C.
NMSA establishes national young voice for adolescents to speak amongst other established national associations -
CMLA
Collegiate Middle Level Association becomes an official affiliate of NMSA -
Turning Points
Report by the Carnegie Corporation focusing on the basic areas of curriculum and instruction -
No Child Left Behind
Political reform that focuses on high-stakes testing and juxtaposes the democratic philosophy of middle level education. -
This We Believe: Successful Schools for Young Adolescents
NMSA reviews position paper and now contains authoritative list of the characteristics of young adolescents. -
This We Believe
Fourth edition; includes standards for academically effective and developmentally responsive schools -
No Child Left Behind
Scaled back. Testing considered excessive and requirements deemed impossible-to-meet -
AMLE
National Middle School Association renamed Association for Middle Level Education