South Florida students may soon attend a new type of middle school, where they learn job skills, take more electives and get less homework. Middle school serves students in grades six to eight — the time when students are least engaged and parents are the least satisfied, school officials say....
Middle School Isn't Working. Here's How South Florida Is Fixing It.
Scott Travis, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Tue, 12/12/2017 - 2:50pm
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