This volume of The Handbook of Research in Middle Level Education is a
significant contribution to the literature on middle level schools
because it is written specifically with policymakers in mind. Middle
level scholars have illuminated the most important issues concerning the
education of young adolescents of which policymakers must be
knowledgeable. It is only by having informed policymakers that middle
level schools can truly thrive and provide the kind of education that
every young adolescent deserves. The future of our country depends on
it.