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Fulfilling the Public Mission of the Land-Grant System: Building Platforms for Collaboration and Impact. Consensus Study Report
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Anne Johnson, Editor; Susana Rodriguez, Editor; Robin Schoen, Editor; Committee on Building Impactful Collaborative Platforms in the Land-Grant System, Contributor; Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Contributor; Division on Earth and Life Studies, Contributor; Board on Higher Education and Workforce, Contributor; Policy and Global Affairs, Contributor – National Academies Press, 2025
The public colleges and universities established in 1862, 1890, and 1994 as part of the land-grant system have historically played an important role in bringing the assets of institutions of higher education to bear on the public good. This report describes how the land-grant institutions can increase their collective impact for the public good by…
Descriptors: Institutional Mission, Land Grant Universities, Educational Development, Capacity Building
Critical Small Schools: Beyond Privatization in New York City Urban Educational Reform
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Hantzopoulos, Maria, Ed.; Tyner-Mullings, Alia R., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2012
Critical Small Schools: Beyond Privatization in New York City Urban Educational Reform features the most current empirical research about the successes and challenges of the small schools movement and the implications of such for urban public educational policy. Situated in a climate of hierarchical reform, many of the principles of the original…
Descriptors: Caring, Achievement Gap, Social Justice, Small Schools
Every Child, Every Classroom, Every Day: School Leaders Who Are Making Equity a Reality
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Peterkin, Robert; Jewell-Sherman, Deborah; Kelley, Laura; Boozer, Leslie – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2011
This book demonstrates through case studies and expert analyses the impressive educational gains children can make when the best educational research, policy, and practice are aligned. This volume is a valuable resource to aspiring leaders, educational researchers, and current practitioners and a must-read for anyone who cares about the public…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Strategic Planning, Public Schools, Equal Education
Community Leadership through Community-Based Programming: The Role of the Community College.
Boone, Edgar J.; And Others – 1997
Organized around 15 tasks involved in the community-based programming (CBP) process, this book provides practical, field-tested guidance on successfully implementing CBP in community colleges. Following prefatory materials, the following chapters are provided: (1) "An Introduction to the Community-Based Programming Process" (Edgar J.…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Community Cooperation, Community Involvement