Describes the results of MENC workshops on increasing community support for music education, vital in view of today's educational finance crisis. (AN)

The positive features of nonperformance programs such as general music and music appreciation should be communicated often and effectively to the community. There are many effective publicity media appropriate for nonperformance programs. (AM)

When the Cardozo High School band marched in the 1981 Rose Bowl parade, it became the first band from the District of Columbia to do so. The event sparked community spirit and support for the large school in an impoverished, troubled area of the district. (SK)

Describes the Coast Community Colleges' fleet, stationed at Newport Beach, California. Discusses local support of the sailing program and student involvement. (AYC)

Suggests tools to increase community interest and support for public libraries including a public relations campaign, neighborhood action group, and community board. The advantages of community independence and decision sharing are discussed. (SW)

Extension educators have used a variety of instructional methods to deliver parent education. In 2001, Shawnee County (Kansas) Extension began the process of developing community support for parent education. Staff members of local social service agencies were recruited and trained in the use of a new resource, "Basic Parenting". This…

Public will--which effectively positions libraries as the critical educational, social, cultural, and recreational resource they so clearly are--goes beyond better promotion, clearer communication, or more partnerships to infect the people in a community with the bug to act on their notion that libraries are good and to turn belief into action.…

Guiding Principles to Manage Scholarship Programs represents an overall approach to implementing scholarship programs so as to maximize the learning opportunities to students and families who receive scholarships. Thirteen guiding principles for girls' scholarship programs are described herein. They are: (1) Research is used to identify cultural…

The Duke Endowment launched its Child Abuse Prevention Initiative in 2002 by funding two program sites, the Durham Family Initiative in Durham, North Carolina, and Strong Communities in Greenville, South Carolina. Both sites aimed to reduce rates of child abuse, improve parenting practices and behaviors, strengthen community service systems, and…

This document examines the supports communities provide to adolescents and the contributions adolescents in turn make to communities. In the first section of the document, the capacities adolescents need to function in adult roles are discussed and the supports for developing these capacities available from public policy are described. The…

The author claims that participation of laymen is a substantial asset in bolstering the entire educational process. He maintains that problems of taxes and budgets, in particular, are more constructively resolved if they are discussed after, not before, a consideration of basic educational purposes. (Author/HMV)

A formula that describes the basis of membership support for public television. (Author)

Reasons for the success of a Mansfield, Arkansas Future Farmers of America chapter are attributed to advance planning and publicity, the attraction of the FFA parent-son banquet, an active alumni association, and the financial support of the business community. (EA)