Policy Priorities

Success in the Middle: A Policymaker’s Guide to Achieving Quality Middle Level Education
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National Middle School Association

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Additional Scholastic Information:

• Addressing the Adolescent Literacy Crisis - Brochure (Adobe PDF)
   

• Addressing the Adolescent Literacy Crisis - Policy (Adobe PDF)

Asia Society Reports:

• National Groups Co-host Briefing on 2006 PISA Results, Issue Joint Statement.
   

• Learning in a Global Age: Knowledge and Skills for a Flat World, Asia Pacific Forum Report, The Asia-Pacific Forum on Education in 2006 brought together policy leaders and education innovators from Asia and the United States to discuss preparing students for a global age. This report summarizes the presentations and discussions from the Forum, which examined the need for world-class education standards, the importance of creating educational environments that foster talent and innovation, and the necessity of reducing inequity in educational provision and quality across countries.
   

• Chinese in 2008: An Expanding Field is based on the findings of the first national Conference on Chinese in April of 2008. Organized by Asia Society and the College Board, the event asked the following questions: What progress has been made in the teaching of Chinese over the past three years and what are some of the challenges that need to be addressed? The report summarizes the events findings on these topics.