Middle school advocates have launched a campaign aimed at persuading policymakers to help improve education for 10-to-15-year-olds in order to prepare more students for college and work. Among the supports, according to a "policymaker's guide" released by the National Association of Middle Schools, are licensing requirements for middle-level teachers; organizational arrangements at the district, state and federal levels that put responsibility for middle-level improvement in one place; and new money for enhancements, ranging from curricula in sync with national and international standards to training in advocacy for parents. The reports sets out a vision of middle-level education that includes: (1) Teachers who have met separate requirements to teach in the middle grades, including stronger content background in two subjects to facilitate interdisciplinary teams; (2) Organization into "small learning communities" that provide personalized learning plans and an adult mentor for each student; (3) Parent training in early-adolescent development and school decision making; and (4) A national middle-level database and increased use of data to improve student achievement.