Baltimore's "New" Middle Schools : Do KIPP and Crossroads Schools Offer Solutions to the City's Poorly-Performing Middle Schools?

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 st...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Corporate Author:	Abell Foundation
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2006.
Subjects:	College Preparation. Middle School Students. Public Schools. Academic Achievement. Low Achievement. Case Studies. Charter Schools. Success. School Choice. Expenditure per Student. Principals. School Size. Class Size. Extended School Day. Extended School Year.