Seventh-grade teachers across the tri-city area are inspiring middle schoolers to engage in subjects such as history, math ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A surprise celebration was held Thursday for a Chicago teacher who is the newest recipient of the Golden Apple Award. Michael Stewart, a seventh and eighth-grade math and social ...

Mrs. Gomez is a 7th grade science teacher at Odem Middle School. Singing the Star Spangled Banner along with her daughter Haven is now a part of her morning routine. "I miss them [her students] its ...

For decades, school districts have sorted students into neat grade groupings: K–5, 6–8, 9–12. But those lines have blurred. Some districts are reviving stand-alone middle schools. Others are phasing ...

After a new national survey found that a typical teacher works a median of 54 hours a week, Education Week wanted to take a look at what can go into a teacher’s daily schedule. Patrick Jiner, a 7th ...

Why seventh grade in middle school seems to be the absolute worst for teens. In sixth grade, Carrie Rountrey's son Owen couldn't wait to get to school. "He used to get up, make his lunch, do ...