I’m a mother to a tween girl and middle school is a rapidly approaching reality for us. Although my daughter hasn’t reached sixth grade yet, I’m already observing a lot of new developments. And I’m ...

Want to help your sixth-grader develop healthy eating habits? Here are some tips from experts. Try to talk to your child about the foods they are eating when you’re not around. If they are into sports ...

Middle school is tough. Bodies change. Hormones rage. Algebra becomes a reality. But there are things schools can do to make life easier for students — like this big study we wrote about showing that ...

Responsible decision-making is the ability to make choices that are good for you, as well as for others. It means taking into account your ethical values as well as the wishes and perspectives of ...

More years ago than I now care to remember (hint: L.B.J. was President), I was busily hurrying to complete a 6th grade math test. Why I was so frenzied that I eschewed all traditional forms of copy ...

AMHERST — As district leadership continues to prepare for the openings of both a 6th Grade Academy and a new K-5 elementary school next fall, and the closing of two school buildings, many questions ...

EMERADO, N.D. – At an “authors table” in the Emerado Public School gymnasium on Friday, Peyton Gornowicz and Magnus Lugo found themselves surrounded by fellow students anxious to learn about the two ...

Editor’s note: In August of 2012, reporter Michelle Theriault Boots and photographer Erik Hill followed an Anchorage 5-year-old named Kohl Russell through his first day of kindergarten at Gladys Wood ...