The 1989 Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development report recommended that middle schools should
A. separate students into smaller, more personal units and involve parents more.
B. increase student-to-counselor ratios.
C. focus on the academic curriculum and downplay extracurricular programs.
D. be integrated with high schools to take advantage of having older adolescents as role models.
Answer: A
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