Messages from AMLE

For the Love of Learning and Teaching: An Intro to the AMLE Teacher Leaders Committee

Teaching can often feel like a solitary endeavor. Community and collaboration are essential to our success. In honor of this Middle Level Education Month’s theme, as members of the AMLE Teacher Leaders Committee we would like to “shine a light” on how the committee has contributed to our professional growth and satisfaction and empower others

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AMLE Seeks Feedback to Inform 6th Edition of The Successful Middle School: This We Believe

AMLE is soliciting input from the middle level education community as it prepares the publish the 6th edition of its foundational position paper on best practice in the middle grades, The Successful Middle School: This We Believe. First published in 1982, and most recently updated with the 2020 5th edition, the text is recognized as

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AMLE Celebrates 2024 Schools of Distinction at Annual Conference

The Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) held its prestigious Schools of Distinction (SOD) celebration during the 51st Annual Conference for Middle Level Education, AMLE24, which took place in Nashville, Tennessee from November 6-9, 2024. This year’s celebration was not only a recognition of educational excellence but also a vibrant gathering of educators committed to

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Navigating Opportunities for Middle Level Education Research: The MLER SIG Research Agenda

In 2016, the Middle Level Education Research Special Interest Group (MLER SIG) of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) published The MLER SIG Research Agenda, a white paper identifying critical issues and concerns facing the field of middle level education. Since its release, much has changed. The MLER SIG is pleased to announce that it has

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AMLE Announces Inaugural Successful Middle School Grant Awardees

Funding will support creative scheduling initiative and future-focused innovation center  The AMLE Foundation Fund has selected South View Middle School in Edina, MN and West Clermont Middle School in Batavia, OH as the inaugural recipients of its Successful Middle School Grant. That AMLE Foundation Fund established the grant in 2023 to provide funding to educators

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Leading from the Middle: Four Things Middle School Leaders Want Parents to Know

Research is clear that family engagement in middle school is essential for student success. Yet it sometimes feels like schools and families are more divided than ever. Middle school leaders must build stronger partnerships that help both constituencies achieve their shared goal: success for the whole student. In celebration of Middle Level Education Month #MLEM,

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