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Nolin, Mary Jo; And Others – 1997
A study used data from the 1996 National Household Education Survey, Youth Civic Involvement component, to determine how students in grades 6-12 were involved in community service activities and how schools might encourage community service participation and integrate it with classroom learning. Some of the results are as follows: (1) about half…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, School Community Programs
Einspruch, Eric; Deck, Dennis; Grover, Jane; Hahn, Karen – 2001
The state of Washington implemented the Readiness to Learn program as part of the state's Family Policy Initiative. The primary goal of the program is to serve as a formal link between education and human services by authorizing grants to local school-linked, community-based consortia to develop and implement strategies that ensure children arrive…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Programs, High Risk Students
Bellevue Community Coll., WA. – 2002
This document presents data pertaining to the impact of Bellevue Community College (BCC), Washington, on the surrounding community. The study examines both short- and long-term impacts of BCC on the larger community. Short-term impacts include the revenue and expenditures for which BCC is responsible, which for 2001-02 totaled $86,431,309. During…
Descriptors: Community, Community Colleges, Economic Impact, Economics of Education
Melchior, Alan; Jastrzab, JoAnn; Bailis, Larry; Frees, Joseph W. – 1994
This report examines the first round of programs funded under the National and Community Service Act of 1990. It is based on aggregate data provided by commission grantees and their subgrantees at the end of the first year of operation and covers commission-funded programs operating between July 1, 1992 and June 30, 1993. Data were available for…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Community Services, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education