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Cohen, Abbie – Phi Delta Kappan, 2023
Recent headlines describing the national drop in public school enrollment suggest that this is a shocking crisis brought on or worsened by the pandemic. However, Abbie Cohen argues that the current enrollment decline should not be a surprise. The underlying causes have festered for decades. Among these causes is the tension between the different…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Enrollment, Social Mobility, Trust (Psychology)
Blumenreich, Megan; Jaffe-Walter, Reva – Phi Delta Kappan, 2015
Montclair Cares About Schools (MCAS) is a citizen-activist group in Montclair, New Jersey, that used Facebook, emails, and online petitions to inform and organize citizens on local educational policy issues. Emerging in response to a new superintendent's plans to reshape Montclair schools with new teacher evaluations, administrative hires, and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Mass Media Role, Educational Policy, Local Issues
Dean, Jodi; Gross, Ila Lane – Phi Delta Kappan, 1992
LEAP (Learning through an Expanded Arts Program), a nonprofit educational organization aimed at improving educational quality in New York City's five boroughs, has served over 400,000 students over the past 12 years. LEAP projects such as Promoting Success and fraction quilts provide hands-on experience with art and music that help students learn…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Basic Skills, Community Organizations, Elementary Secondary Education