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National School Resource Network, Washington, DC. – 1980
The relationship between the Flint (Michigan) Board of Education and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation began in 1935 with a $6,000 grant. The relationship between the two organizations has made Flint the national laboratory for community education programs. Through the years, the Flint community schools have requested and received Mott…
Descriptors: Community Education, Community Schools, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
Krajewski, Fran; Osowski, Val – Mott Exchange, 1997
The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation has been involved in the community-school/community-education movement since the 1935 Flint Community Schools (Michigan) experiment led to fuller use of local school facilities for learning and recreation programs. The National Center for Community Education (NCCE) was established in the 1960s as a training…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Community Education, Community Involvement, Community Schools
Warren, Andrea; Yost, Ann – Making Afterschool Count, 2001
This document is comprised of the single 2001 issue of a journal highlighting notable after-school programs, many funded by 21st Century Community Learning Center grants, and the school-community collaboration they entail. Articles in this issue on literacy are: (1) "Literacy and Afterschool: A Perfect Fit," focusing on literacy programs…
Descriptors: After School Centers, After School Programs, Community Schools, Cooperation
Ray, James E.; Knapp, Robert – The Effective School Report, 1984
The Flint (Michigan) Community Schools developed a four-phase School Improvement process model. In Phase 1 (Commitment), school district and administrative support were obtained and pilot schools were selected (one elementary and one middle school). The principals of these schools and one teacher representative from each received training in…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Jensen, Mary Cihak – OSSC Bulletin, 1985
Partnerships between schools and businesses are becoming more frequent and more reciprocal as the two find common interests; the Salem-Keizer (Oregon) Public Schools provide a nationally recognized example of such a partnership. Salem's program began in 1981 with a joint school board and Chamber of Commerce policy statement. Despite economic…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Cooperative Planning, Coordination, Educational Cooperation
Leue, Mary, Ed. – SKOLE: The Journal of Alternative Education, 1997
The four issues of the journal SKOLE published in 1997 contain articles, personal narratives, and interviews about small alternative schools, home schooling, educational history, the deficiencies of public education, and educational philosophy and innovations. Major articles include: "The Creatures They Are: Children Becoming Their Nature" (about…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Community Schools, Conflict Resolution, Educational History
Rosenbusch, Marcia H., Ed. – 1991
Issues 2-4 of this volume of the newsletter concerning foreign language instruction in elementary schools (FLES) contain articles on theory, classroom practice, instructional materials, class activities, and professional news, including conferences and information on public policy at the federal level. Articles in these issues include the…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, Community Schools
Many Voices, 1996
The seven issues of this New Zealand journal contain brief articles on a variety of immigrant and multicultural education issues. Topics include: the role of English language instruction in creating opportunities; Pacific Islander university students; lecture listening and note-taking techniques; the language of geography examinations; audiotape…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Community Schools, Creative Writing, Cultural Pluralism