School leaders desiring to evaluate their school-business partnerships should consider whether these partnerships are mutually beneficial to both parties, are directly related to school district mission or goals, clearly state each party's responsibilities, and include an evaluative design for measuring success in meeting agreed-upon objectives.…

Considered the cooperation and coordination necessary to help youth find a part of their accredited learning experience in the community at large. (Author/RK)

Excerpted here from an address presented to the Indiana Association of Secondary School Principals, this article focuses on how community education programs can help solve some of the crises schools face today as they search for relevancy and meaning. (Editor)

The Flexible Campus Program, the author believes, has given Boston's schools system-wide innovation by offering real curriculum alternatives and meaningful, supervised, career and future-oriented'' learning opportunities that draw on community resources. (Editor)