Discussed is generally successful Nutrition Week project for adults and children in Etobicoke, Ontario. Central to the project was a four-page pamphlet outlining ways to accumulate points through good nutrition and activity patterns and a demonstration competition among community leaders which was reported in the news media. (MS)

Describes a program designed to integrate reading instruction with course content. (KS)

Chicago's public schools are getting a major face lift in a $330 million rehabilitation program. (Author/MLF)

A postsecondary credential is becoming a prerequisite for admission to the American middle class. Community colleges, with their open admissions, convenient locations, and relatively modest cost, serve as the gateway to postsecondary education for many low-income and disadvantaged students. Unfortunately, many students enter community college…

In 2005, Jobs for the Future and the National Council for Workforce Education launched "Breaking Through: Helping Low-Skilled Adults Enter and Succeed in College and Careers," with funding from the C.S. Mott Foundation. The goal of the multi-year, college-based initiative is to increase the number of low-skill adults who enter and succeed in…

In 1993, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) initiated a Comprehensive Strategy to provide a research-based framework of strategic response to juvenile delinquency. In 1996, three communities (Lee and Duval Counties, Florida and San Diego County, California) collaborated with the OJJDP to apply the Comprehensive…

Considering 61 reading tutoring programs established in response to the "America Reads Challenge," this publication encourages all Americans to collaborate with classroom teachers and parents so that every child can read well and independently by the third grade. It discusses ways to build effective partnerships among the community, and…

Noting that the past decade has seen a rapid increase in the number of out-of-school time and community school initiatives and that finding funding for these initiatives remains a challenge to their success, this strategy brief discusses the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) as an important long-term source of funding. The brief provides an…

Describes a master's degree program for the preparation of community-college biology teachers which has been developed by the biology department at Eastern Michigan University in close cooperation with neighboring community colleges. (JR)

Distinctive characteristics of job-oriented students are revealed through a variety of different definitions, and the importance of work-study and cooperative education for them is assessed. (Editor)

Differences in the biology curricula of two-year and four-year colleges pose many problems for both students and teachers. A program to coordinate all biology teachers throughout the state for resolving such differences is described. (PS)

The Flexible Campus Program, the author believes, has given Boston's schools system-wide innovation by offering real curriculum alternatives and meaningful, supervised, career and future-oriented'' learning opportunities that draw on community resources. (Editor)

Describes the multi-purpose activities of Nelson and Colne College of Further Education in England. (MB)

An effective way to learn science concepts and methodology is to work on actual problems which scientists try to solve in the laboratories. Describes an actual program of cooperation between school students and research laboratory in the community. Industries and laboratories generally welcome such cooperative projects. (PS)