Describes the teacher preparation program at Colin County Community College District (CCCCD), Texas, the first community college program in the nation authorized to prepare teachers. Also reports that Texas A&M University-Commerce has joined with CCCCD to provide a bridge between the community college program and graduate degrees at the…

Describes an ambitious undertaking to join eight community colleges in a consortium to develop and implement a comprehensive college-industry-based training partnership. Reports that the combined effort and leveraged resources added greater value to the original project while contributing to economic development and continuous workforce…

Adapted a high school physics program to make physics less elite and more accessible to all students. Students surveys evaluated their attitudes regarding the effectiveness of the new conceptual approach. Results indicated that the approach opened the door to physics for many traditionally underrepresented groups. Students considered the revised…

Examines the purpose and place of Professional Development Schools (PDSs) and laboratory schools in today's educational reform and restructuring efforts, proposing an integrated model intended to create positive working relationships between PDSs and laboratory schools which could promote closer working relationships and improved opportunities for…

Opening in 2004, the new Northern Ontario Rural Medical School will address the rural doctor shortage in Canada. Supported by Laurentian University and Lakehead University, learning sites will be in hospitals, community clinics, and physicians' offices throughout northern Ontario. The curriculum will be patient-centered and clinical problem-based…

Reviews literature on parent/teacher partnerships. Proposes a systemic theoretical approach which frames the factors in an ecological and social system perspective, thereby enabling teachers to visualize how complex and dynamic the parent/teacher partnership is, to view events from more than one perspective, and to monitor their responses to…

Argues that five decades of international development assistance have prevented the people of Africa from achieving post-colonial self-reliance. Stresses that cuts in economic, social, and educational opportunity are reducing the quality of life. Concludes that aid inspired capacity building initiatives have undermined essential routines and…

Supported by Saint Paul and the Northern States Power Company, two Minnesota secondary teachers developed a pilot program, the Power League, aimed at returning 16- to 21-year olds to school. The City Academy grew out of students' requests for individual learning plans, an intimate learning community, and a sound school restructuring rationale.…

O'Farrell Community School, in San Diego, California, was built on the principles of restructuring, teacher and community empowerment, interagency collaboration, and interdisciplinary teaching. Supported by the Panasonic and Stuart Foundations, the school offers an enriched, untracked three-year academic program for grades six through eight. All…

To preserve the nation's standing in science, technology, education, and discovery, the highest priority should be to develop and support school programs, media programs, and informal educational experiences so that learning elements of science and technology is as common for the public as learning sports skills or reading. Discusses goals of the…

Examines six school-university partnerships developed between the special education department of the University of South Florida and surrounding school districts, and delineates key factors contributing to their progress. Challenges to partnerships are discussed, including the establishment of parity and the role of personal values in developing…

Suggests administrators advocate against the juggernaut of business-minded, profit-driven, and commercial forces threatening to privatize public schools or make them public instruments of private greed. Notes that by cutting public funding for schools that serve the poorest children, corporate forces have turned many school officials into…

Describes collaborative involvement in a professional development school from the perspective of five people (one university educator and four school teachers) who took on new roles and responsibilities. Discusses tensions and balances, participants' differing states of readiness, and changes that collaboration initiated and supported. (SM)

One of five articles in the second section, "Deepening Relationships through PDS Brings Change in Practice," this article describes how a university department chair and several faculty members met regularly with rural school faculty for dialog about improving school/university relationships and teacher education. (SM)

Suggests ways for community colleges, workforce boards, economic development corporations, and school systems to work together to address the challenges of attracting, training, and retaining a quality workforce. Presents the examples of the Enterprise Center and the Information Technology Center, and other partnerships, in Marion County, Florida.…