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St. John, Mark – Inverness Research, 2014
The Algebra Project DR K-12, funded by the National Science Foundation as a Research and Development Project, addressed the challenge of offering significant STEM content for students to ensure public literacy and workforce readiness. The project's primary purpose was to test the feasibility and effectiveness of a model for establishing four-year…
Descriptors: Summative Evaluation, Algebra, Demonstration Programs, Cohort Analysis

McChesney, Jim; Hertling, Elizabeth – Educational Leadership, 2000
The 1998 Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Program provides $120 million for Title I schools and an additional $25 million for all public schools. Almost 3,000 schools are receiving $50,000 each to implement schoolwide models listed and explained in this article. Challenges and funding tips are discussed. (Contains 13 references.) (MLH)
Descriptors: Community Support, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation

Swanson, David A.; Hough, George C., Jr.; Rodriguez, Joseph A.; Clemans, Chuck – ERS Spectrum, 1998
Describes an enrollment-forecasting process in which technical experts and local community stakeholders worked together to produce cost-effective, yet fairly accurate data. The large Oregon district employing the process gained insights to guide its attendance-zone and facilities-planning decisions and to garner community support. (MLH)
Descriptors: Community Support, Cooperation, Educational Facilities Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Ellis, Timothy J.; And Others – 1992
Ways in which community "visioning" can be used to generate support and action for community education are described in this paper. Six steps in the community visioning process are discussed: (1) preparing; (2) conducting a workshop; (3) obtaining community feedback; (4) action planning; (5) recruiting, implementing, and following up; and (6)…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Development, Community Education, Community Planning
Agada, John; Obiakor, Festus E. – 1994
Issues related to inclusion of African-American males into educational programs have continued to spark multidimensional political debates. It is apparent that African-Americans and other minorities are ill-prepared to attain their educational goals in the current state of affairs. Consequently, African-American males are underrepresented in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Community Support, Educational Needs
Dryfoos, Joy G. – 1998
The full-service community school encompasses many concepts that derive from different domains--education, health, mental health, community development, youth development, human services--and these concepts are being implemented in diverse ways. Generally, the full-service community school integrates the delivery of quality education for children…
Descriptors: Community Centers, Community Education, Community Programs, Community Schools
Raskas, Hillel I. – 1979
This study examines the relationships between effective school-community relations, community support for schools, and student achievement in two communities of different socioeconomic makeup. The study was carried out in a rural area with low and middle income residents and in a suburban area with middle to upper income residents. A validated…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Support, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education

McCullough, Douglas – School Community Journal, 1991
Although curriculum issues still command reformers' attention, researchers recognize that academic success is tied to home and community support. Alliance for Achievement is a school-community management program that addresses the relationships among schools, homes, and communities based on locally defined and commonly held educational values. The…
Descriptors: Community Support, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Linquanti, Robert – 1992
Collaboration as an effective means for developing resiliency in children is examined in this document. The first section summarizes findings of literature on collaboration to develop a new paradigm based on the following features: obtaining community ownership; developing and utilizing people's strengths; and actively engaging children.…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Community Programs, Community Support
Scott, Ralph – 1979
Extensive research into the effects of racial balancing within schools has yielded little evidence that minority or majority children benefit from such endeavors. A productivity model developed by Walberg illustrates the type of comprehensive design needed to schematize learning and raise the quality of education for students of all races. This…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Community Support, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality
Bermudez, Andrea B. – 1994
Recognizing the failure of American schools to educate Hispanic and other minority students, educators are searching for new strategies and discovering the powerful role that parents can play in advancing educational goals. A growing body of evidence supports the belief that involving parents in their children's education works in the best…
Descriptors: Community Support, Educational Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington, DC. – 1988
Examined in this book are issues related to the education of at-risk children and youth. Part 1 of the volume consists of 12 original papers presented and discussed at the Council of Chief State School Officers' (CCSSO) 1987 Summer Institute. Papers concern: (1) values, standards, and climate in schools serving students at risk; (2) schools and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acceleration (Education), Community Support, Disadvantaged Youth