For Immediate Release September 16, 2024 Columbus, OH – Kristen Engle, a middle school English Language Arts teacher from Fenton, MO, has been named the recipient of the 2024 Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) Educator of the Year Award. The award, set to be presented this November during the 51st Annual Conference for Middle
For Immediate Release September 11, 2024 Nagamine to Receive Distinguished Service Award for Middle Level Education Columbus, OH – AMLE is pleased to announce that Lisa Nagamine is the recipient of the AMLE Distinguished Service Award. The award was established to recognize outstanding service by an organization or an individual who makes a significant contribution
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Amid increased discussion and emerging legislation around school cell phone policies, AMLE conducted a survey of its member schools to better understand current approaches and challenges. After controlling for duplicate entries from same-school staff, 154 schools responded to the survey in August 2024: Responses were received from schools in 9 countries and 41 states and
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BACKGROUND Early career middle grades teachers–defined as middle grades teachers who possess three or fewer years of professional teaching experience–are likely to encounter a series of transitions at the outset of their career. As early career middle grades teachers navigate these transitions into the profession and into their new schools, they are required to satisfy
Columbus, OH — Thursday, August 8, 2024 The Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) is proud to announce that seventeen schools have been named 2024 AMLE Schools of Distinction. This prestigious recognition honors schools that demonstrate outstanding commitment to middle grades best practice. The 2024 Schools of Distinction are: Beach Street Middle School – West
Findings from the 2023 National Youth Tobacco Survey show that more than 2.1 million U.S. middle and high school students use e-cigarettes (also called “vapes”). Tobacco use in any form, including vapes, is especially unsafe for kids, teens, and young adults. Most vapes contain nicotine, which is highly addictive and can harm brain development. Nicotine
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