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Glickstein, Howard A. – J Negro Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Disadvantaged Youth, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1997
This booklet describes various components of the America Reads Challenge program, which will mobilize AmeriCorps members, skilled reading specialists, and trained volunteer reading tutors to ensure that every student can read independently and well by the end of third grade. The booklet begins with advice on how to get involved right now and…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Elementary Education, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Army Recruiting Command, Fort Sheridan, IL. – 1975
Project AHEAD (Army Help for Education and Development) is a program carried out by hundreds of participating colleges and universities to aid veterans and current military personnel in completing their education. The project can be used by recruiters to encourage volunteers to prepare for their personal futures as well as for their military…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Career Opportunities, Community Cooperation, Community Involvement
Hawkins, James E. – 1972
The role of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in American Indian education is discussed in this speech. At the present time, this role is limited to federally recognized Indians living on reservations or Indian trust land; for other Indian students, the BIA's role is that of an advocate, helping Indian people get what they want and need in regard…
Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingual Education, Boarding Schools, Child Development Centers
Anderson, Julie, Ed. – Community Update, 1999
This document consists of ten issues of the newsletter "Community Update," containing articles on community and family involvement in education. Article topics include: a college education is necessary and possible; math and science study points out problems and positive solutions; the "America Reads Challenge"; meeting the…
Descriptors: Budgets, College Preparation, Community Involvement, Educational Finance
Jess, James D. – 1985
Theories by Sergiovanni and Vaill suggest that what a leader stands for and communicates to others is qualitatively more important than how that leader behaves, given any particular set of circumstances. Quality is the primary criteria for determining successful educational practices today as measured by the Secondary School Recognition Program's…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Community Involvement, Educational Planning, Educational Quality
White, Charles H.
Profiles are presented of each of the 10 consortia that make up the California Health Services/Education Activities (HS/EA) network (new relationships between educational facilities where health care manpower is trained in the community settings where they practice). The first part of the booklet is a comparative analysis of (1) Area Health…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Allied Health Occupations Education, Colleges, Community Involvement