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Johnson-Staub, Christine; Schmit, Stephanie – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2012
Home visiting is one tool used to prevent child abuse and improve child well-being by providing education and services in families' homes through parent education and connection to community resources. This toolkit provides state policymakers and advocates with strategies for extending and expanding access to state- or federally-funded home…
Descriptors: Home Visits, Child Caregivers, Family Programs, Cooperative Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1989
This document presents the record of a hearing on the reauthorization of the Demonstration Partnership Program (DPP), part of the Community Services Block Grant Act. The program offers community action agencies the opportunity to test new methods for reducing dependency and fostering self-sufficiency among the poor. Six agency representatives…
Descriptors: Community Action, Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs, Federal Legislation
Levy, Janet E. – 1988
Joining Forces helps create a broad-based collaboration among the education, welfare, and child welfare systems to serve as a catalyst for change in public policy and practice on behalf of disadvantaged children and their families. An alarming number of children and adults face situations that threaten their immediate well-being and put them…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Welfare, Cooperative Programs, Disadvantaged
Donovan, Richard A. – Transfer Working Papers, 1992
During the 1980's, two landmark transfer projects were funded by the Ford Foundation. The Urban Community College Transfer Opportunities Program (UCC/TOP) aspired to increase the number of minority students transferring to and succeeding at four-year institutions. Many of the practical strategies developed during participating colleges, such as…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Educational Trends
Research Corp., Tucson, AZ. – 1989
The declining U.S. student interest in science and U.S. students' poorer performance on standardized tests as compared to their counterparts in other developed nations raise serious concerns over the future of the sciences in the United States. After reviewing the available data, the staff and board of Research Corporation set as one of its major…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, College Science, Cooperative Programs, Educational Cooperation
Pires, Laura J. – 1989
This report summarizes the New York State Community Schools Pilot Project. All 14 elementary Pilot Schools have advisory and/or steering committees, a full-time coordinator, and strategies for ongoing needs assessment in place. All schools also have successful extended-day programs, but response to weekend programs has been mixed, and only seven…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Schools, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Education
Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. – 1989
This document describes viable options to enable the State of Connecticut to provide integrated and quality education, in response to a 1988 report that presented broad-based recommendations for overcoming racial inequalities in contiguous school districts. The initial report, dramatizing the increasing racial and economic isolation in the state's…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Followup Studies
National Council of La Raza, Los Angeles, CA. Program Office. – 1990
Project EXCEL, a community educational leadership demonstration project sponsored by the National Council of La Raza and its over 123 affiliated community-based organizations, is a major educational initiative to improve the educational attainment of Hispanic Americans by working with local communities to develop and demonstrate effective…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs, Educational Attainment, Educational Improvement
Kleinbard, Peter – Equity and Choice, 1989
Describes the Young Adult Learning Academy in New York (New York), a collaborative offering educational services to dropouts between 16 and 24 years old whose low reading levels make them ineligible for adult education programs. Emphasizes cooperation, staffing, and development of the instructional program. (FMW)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cooperative Programs, Dropout Programs, Elementary Secondary Education

Gruber, Frederick H. – Journal of Intergroup Relations, 1990
Reviews dropout characteristics; identifies the components of an overall dropout prevention approach; and describes the role of legislation, school administration, and public-private collaboratives in developing dropout prevention strategies. Emphasizes the use of public and private resources to improve the opportunities of the disadvantaged. (FMW)
Descriptors: Black Students, Cooperative Programs, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
Business Roundtable, New York, NY. – 1989
This report summarizes the educational activities of American corporations committed to addressing specific education needs and issues through a wide range of programs. The report presents synopses of partnerships for educational improvement between 186 Business Roundtable member companies and public elementary and secondary schools nationwide.…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Cooperative Programs, Corporate Support, Economic Development

Rabinovitz, Francine F. – Society, 1989
Outlines a 10-year program to upgrade the condition of the homeless. Lists general economic and social goals. (FMW)
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Economic Progress, Employment Opportunities, Federal Programs
Seumahu, E. Steve – 1983
This extensive report describes activities of the PEACESAT AUSTRALIA Project (the Kangaroo Network) which parallels, on the Australian continent, the endeavors of PEACESAT (Pacific Educational and Communication Experiment by SATellite), and other Pacific Basin ATS-1 networks. An executive summary reviews the development of the project and its…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Communications Satellites, Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs
Raby, Marilyn – 1990
The California Partnership Academies Program is a highly successful school/business collaboration that allows students who are at risk of not graduating from high school to see clearly the connection between school and the workplace. The following key components are discussed: (1) an at-risk student population made up largely of the educationally…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, High Risk Students
Canada Employment and Immigration Commission, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1990
The Canadian government is meeting the rising demand for highly skilled workers with a $296.4 million national dropout prevention initiative over five years. This document, written in both English and French, describes the initiative. More than half of the funds will be allocated to programs and services, more than a quarter to mobilizing…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Computer Oriented Programs, Cooperative Programs, Dropout Prevention