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Download full textAbell Foundation, 2006
One of the most intractable problems facing urban schools is the low performance of middle school-aged children. This is particularly true for the 13,360 students who attend the Baltimore City Public School System's (BCPSS) traditional middle schools, which serve only 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. Not one of these 21 middle schools met…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Middle School Students, Public Schools, Academic Achievement
