Editor's Note
Renewing the Middle School is a special threepart series in which Paul George, an eminent scholar in the field of middle grades education, offers his view on the current status of middle grades education and its prospects for the future. In the final installment of the series, Dr. George draws wisdom from the story of Hansel and Gretel to recommend a path forward and to call us all to action in the critical work of educating every young adolescent.