Articles in this issue

• Ensuring social equity in middle grades is a TCS II goal
  Previous EdCal articles outlined the TCS II history and features, and profiled the first six chapters that comprise the sections on Academic Excellence and Developmental Responsiveness. In this issue, we explore the issue of “social equity” – the third of four parts of TCS II that mirror the organizational structure developed by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform to illustrate the criteria for high performing middle schools.