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launched efforts to reorganize primary and secondary schooling
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advocated for creation of 6-8 schools instead of 7-8 schools
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recommended creation of 5-8 middle schools
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wrote the first full book promoting the creation of 6-8 middle schools
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wrote that most new middle schools displayed "limited progress toward the objectives of the middle school movement"
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NMSA. Expressed basics for supportive school and classroom environments
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Recognized that middle grades were important to dropout prevention
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Carnegie Council. Suggested effective classroom practices
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James Beane. Encouraged schools to focus on research
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Anthony Jackson and Gayle Davis. Suggests that implementation of needed middle school reforms has not gone far enough