Message from the Editor
John Myers

Sustaining the Development of Middle Schools into the 21st Century
Augustus "Skip" Little and John Lounsbury

Middle School Science Teachers' Perceptions of Textbook Congruency with Classroom Needs
D. Christopher Belcher and Wayne Williams

Star Trek: The Next Generation: Exploratory Mission of our Middle Schools
James W. Hanna

Students and Teachers as Co-conspirators in Learning
Vito Dipinto and Sandra V. Turner

Using Knowledge of Story Schemas to Structure Mathematical Activity
James A. Middleton and Anton Roodhardt

Sharing Pedagogical Strategies-Part I
Samuel Totten, Charlene Johnson, and Linda Morrow

Developing Reflective, Professional Middle Grades Teachers Through Action Research and Inquiry into Practice
Charles R. Watson and Gerald W. Green

Review: What Matters Most: Teaching for America's Future
Diane Boothe