September 2009 • Volume 41 • Number 1
Fostering Good Decisions
School communities must create a culture of caring, helping students make good decisions today for better futures tomorrow. Find out how in this issue.
A View from the Middle
David C. Virtue
The Best Things in Life—and Education—Are Free
NMSA in Action
Information about what's going on at NMSA and with NMSA affiliates and members.
Letter from the President
Cathie Thibodeau
Special Series: Part I
Renewing the Middle School: The Early Success of Middle School Education
Paul S. George
A Theater-as-Education Project Discourages Tobacco and Alcohol Use
Bethany A. Bell-Ellison, Melinda S. Forthofer, Robert J. McDermott, Lauren B. Zapata, Jodi L. Nearns, K. T. Curran, Susan A. Calkins, Carol A. Bryant, & Kelli R. McCormack Brown
Creating a Culture of Connectedness through Middle School Advisory Programs
Sarah Brody Shulkind & Jack Foote
Proactive Strategies to Safeguard Young Adolescents in the Cyberage
Nicole C. Miller, Nicole L. Thompson, & Dana Pomykal Franz
Ethical and Appropriate High-Stakes Test Preparation in Middle School: Five Methods that Matter
Steven L. Turner
Restructuring the Inclusion Classroom to Facilitate Differentiated Instruction
Joshua L. Patterson, Mindy C. Connolly, & Shirley A. Ritter
Departments
Research into Practice
Karen D. Wood, Paola Pilonieta, & William E. Blanton
Teaching Content and Skills through Integrated Literacy Circles
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