While research acknowledged the challenges faced by students during the COVID-19 pandemic, a critical gap existed in understanding the specific experiences of low-income Latinx youth. This study explored how these students navigated the transition to remote learning through a culturally responsive critical literacy program that incorporated their…

This article shows how a high school physical education teacher was able to build a curriculum that blends driver education, bicycling skills, and fitness through experiential learning. The article describes the process of developing and gaining administrative support for the curriculum, including acquiring the funding necessary via grants to…

Describes the City of York (Pennsylvania) School System's development of a K-12 AIDS curriculum using an advisory committee comprised of school administrators, teachers, noninstructional staff, health care professionals, and college students. The program gained wide community acceptance because of accurate, complete newspaper coverage and because…

Presents six position statements for developing a multicultural arts curriculum. Suggests strategies for implementing curricula and resources for gathering community information. Provides examples of implementation, including a sample interview to use with artists and sample questions to ask students when analyzing works of art. (KM)

Using community volunteers is one way to build support for future technology budget requests. A volunteer in the Montgomery County (MD) Public Schools describes how teachers and administrators can recruit volunteers, use donated hardware, wire schools to the Internet, train and support staff and parents, develop curriculum, and build parental…

Discusses the History Teaching Alliance. Describes the alliance's purpose as providing direction and securing community support for the creation of collaborative programs to improve history education. Includes information on summer institutes, university projects, and a quarterly newsletter. States that history professionals are included from…

Although curriculum issues still command reformers' attention, researchers recognize that academic success is tied to home and community support. Alliance for Achievement is a school-community management program that addresses the relationships among schools, homes, and communities based on locally defined and commonly held educational values. The…

Discusses a concept of community schools that involves the partnership of business, community members, parents, and educators. These schools should offer a multiyear, comprehensive early childhood program that may include preschool and child care, nutrition and health services, parent education and involvement, and child-centered curricula. (SH)

Discusses a two-year action-research investigation of conceptual, evaluation and adoption tensions that led to a revised approach to environmental education and curriculum innovation. The study revealed how external support services and a sustained dialog around the prevailing science curriculum, local environment, and everyday classroom…

Focuses on the following issues in music education: recognition of successful career music teachers by professional associations; increased enrollments; improved evaluation of music education programs; educating the public about the music programs; inclusion of music education in basic curriculum; mobilizing parents to support the entire music…

Educational frameworks to accommodate rural America are designed around the concept of smallness and incorporate basic skill development through programed instruction, individual projects, use of volunteers, cross-age tutoring, and computer study. Other areas of focus include community involvement, practical skills, familiarization with the…