Although periods and newfound awkwardness stink, no threat is greater than the biggest predator of middle school life: 13-year-old boys. Both Margaret and Stacy have crushes on the standard-issue ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The Hillsborough County School Board has voted 4-3 to remove a book from all of its middle school libraries. More than 60 people spoke Tuesday morning during the public comments ...

From a Judy Blume classic to mysteries both otherworldly and close to home, these 11 titles capture the nerve-racking first days of tweendom — and all the wonderful and terrible days that follow.

LONG VALLEY, NJ — Long Valley Middle School is celebrating the academic achievements of its students for Marking Period 2, ...

A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Elizabeth school district to return 19 banned books to the shelves of its school libraries by 5 p.m. on Saturday. The order represents the second time U.S ...

The most mortifying day of my life happened when I was in middle school, as I’m sure it was for everyone. I’ll spare you the extended details of that perilous day, but the long and short of it is that ...

Between learning to color inside the lines in elementary school and reading Moby-Dick in high school, most students go through a transitionary period. Junior high and middle school are two names ...

Byllie Eighinger-Lemm, 13, said she was humiliated over the incident at Yelm Middle School. Byllie said she told her teacher she was on her period and asked to go to the bathroom, but her teacher ...

The cover of "Middle School Superpowers" by Phyllis Fagell. (Courtesy of Hachette Book Group) Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcasted on Nov. 29, 2024.

YELM, Wash. (KIRO) – A middle schooler in Washington state is pushing for change at her school district after she was not allowed to use the restroom while she was on her period.