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Download full textMcPhail, Christine Johnson – American Association of Community Colleges (NJ1), 2011
At its annual joint board and commission meeting (Washington, DC, November 10-11, 2010), American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) focused attention on college completion by presenting two panel discussions on the completion agenda, followed by breakout sessions in which participants were assigned to focus groups tasked with providing…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Professional Associations, Conferences (Gatherings), Agenda Setting
Public Agenda, 2014
What happens when local school leaders sit down to talk with teachers, parents, and other members of the community about the ends and means of local education? Can people bringing different perspectives and experiences to the issue agree on top goals for their communities? Can they settle on needed changes and decide what signifies genuine…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, School Community Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Direct linkManna, Paul; Moffitt, Susan – Wallace Foundation, 2014
This Wallace-commissioned report identifies the emergence of a new kind of education advocacy organization in the U.S., assesses how these groups influence education policy, provides an overview of their work across the country, and offers a case study of one, Advance Illinois. The report argues that these groups, and their potential foundation…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Change Agents, Case Studies, Profiles
National Governors Association, 2013
The National Governors Association (NGA) and The Hunt Institute co-hosted the 2013 Governors Education Symposium. To inform participants and generate conversation about the themes of the symposium, the two organizations developed a set of issue briefs discussing four areas: (1) college- and career-training ready standards; (2) building coalitions…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Conferences (Gatherings), College Readiness, Career Readiness
Glenn, David – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
This article reports on the dispute about the creation of an institute named for the late economist and free-market advocate Milton Friedman at the University of Chicago. Five months after the University of Chicago announced plans to invest $200-million in an economics institute named for the late Milton Friedman, the project is still generating…
Descriptors: Research and Development Centers, Educational Development, Institutional Mission, Economics Education
Collins, Timothy – Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs, 2005
This report discusses the need for a research agenda to understand how rural public schools can work with their communities to improve student performance while building the community. It focuses on the potential strengths of school-community relationships. Described herein are four community engagement models a school can adopt: (1) School as…
Descriptors: Small Businesses, Rural Education, Learning Centers (Classroom), Lifelong Learning
