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Direct linkLenhoff, Sarah Winchell; Lewis, Jennifer M.; Pogodzinski, Ben; Jones, Bobby Dorigo – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
In December 2014, the Coalition for the Future of Detroit Schoolchildren (CFDS) was formed to make sweeping educational reform recommendations regarding the provision and governance of public education in Detroit. Spearheaded by community organizations, labor unions, and business interests representing an array of stakeholders in the Detroit area,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Partnerships in Education, Public Education, Decision Making
Download full textMontgomery County Public Schools, 2015
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is more than a school system, it is a community. It's a community of people working together to provide Montgomery County students with an education that prepares them for success today, tomorrow, and in the years to come. That is MCPS' core purpose: to prepare students to thrive in their future. The Annual…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Counties, Achievement Gap, Academic Achievement
Peer reviewedWilson, Stephen H. – Urban Education, 1983
Nine locally initiated projects designed to improve the connections for problem solving between urban schools and the community were examined. Results showed that the desired school/community connections were difficult to achieve and seemed fragile and vulnerable. A new approach to school reform in urban schools is suggested. (AOS)
Descriptors: Community Influence, Community Involvement, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Wulff, Bianca D. – 2002
A study circle is a group of diverse members of a community who meet with a facilitator to find common ground for solutions and actions. The Study Circles Resource Center proposes a program of Community-Wide Study Circles to talk about student success and develop ideas for action in the community and schools. This brochure provides a rational for…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Involvement, Community Programs, Discussion
Johnson, William A., Jr. – 1986
In 1985 the Urban League of Rochester organized an Education Initiative and held a series of Speak Out Forums and conferences for students, parents, educators, and the community to arrive at an answer to the question: What can be done to improve the academic performance of Rochester's students? This document contains the following papers pertinent…
Descriptors: Black Students, Community Involvement, Dropouts, Educational Improvement
National Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1977
Three Rural Education Conferences sponsored during 1977 by the National Institute of Education proposed to find ways to strengthen the capacity of people at the local level to identify and solve their own education problems. The first conference focused on the nature of rural communities and the political, social, economic, and geographic…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Strategies
Leighninger, Matthew; Niedergang, Mark – 1995
This guide is designed as a tool to help members of the education sector involve community members in discussions about their local schools and learn how to become involved in the process of improving education in their community. The first half of the guide presents basic material for conducting a four- to seven-session discussion program based…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Citizen Participation, Community Involvement
Hayman, Diana, Ed. – 1980
Descriptions of the 104 projects supported by The Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education under its 1980-1981 Comprehensive Program are presented, as are the 1979-80 projects entitled Special Focus and National Project IV and the Comprehensive Program Final Year Dissemination Grants. Projects funded by the Fund, established by the…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Career Planning, College Curriculum, Community Involvement
