A student’s experience in the middle grades is a selection of classes they go through in a day. If they experience inconsistent expectations across those classes, they and the school will struggle to achieve high outcomes. Middle grade students need to have common behavioral and academic expectations, recognitions, and consequences throughout the school day in all their classes. By Robert Balfanz, Johns Hopkins University; Gina Rodriguez, George W.
Presented by the George W. Bush Institute’s Middle School Matters Program
