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Download full textDepartment of Education, Washington, DC. – 1993
The Goals 2000: Educate America Act calls for partnerships across local, state, and federal levels. This document offers suggestions for community organization to achieve the national education goals. The first section includes information on forming a steering committee, creating task forces, avoiding turf battles and finger pointing, defining…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Programs, Community Support, Cooperative Planning
Hannaway, Jane; Kimball, Kristi – 1997
The passage of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act and the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in 1994 represented a fundamental shift in the character of federal aid to education and demanded new roles and responsibilities for states, districts, and the federal government. This handbook presents findings from a…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Earle, Rodney S. – 1994
The Odyssey Project is named for the Greek hero, Odysseus, who for 10 years, sought the purpose of life. The Project is based on the philosophy that a new generation of American schools must be viewed as a lifelong quest for excellence. The project is one of 11 designs for schools funded by the New American Schools Development Corporation, a…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Services, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
