Where can I get more information?
Middle grades students in a K-8 school behave differently than in a middle school. They take on the role of protector and role model as opposed to having to establish a new 
reputation upon entering a middle school.
- Keith Look
The MiddleWeb Listserv
Philadelphia Education Fund Researcher
Organizations
» American Association of School Administrators - website
» Philadelphia Education Fund - website
» Education Week – website
» RAND Corporation – website
» National Middle School Association – website & publication
Reports
» Will Converting High-poverty Middle Schools to K-8 Schools Facilitate Achievement Gains? – Philadelphia Education Fund
» Focus on the Wonder Years - Challenges Facing the American Middle School – RAND Corporation
» Middle School Evaluation Study-Research Report – Milwaukee Public Schools
» Mayhem in the Middle: How middle schools have failed America - and how to make them work – was published by the Fordam Institute in September 2005.
Conversion Information
» The Term Paper – Read about the journey one Denver school took in their transformation to a K-8 School.
» K8 School Concept – Capistrano Unified School District's K-8 website used during their exploration and partial conversion to K-8 Schools.
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A Model for Learning – New Bedford, Massachusetts plan for a K-8 School.