The American Association of Community Colleges' (AACC) Plus 50 Initiative (2008-2011), funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies, was created to build the capacity of community colleges nationwide to develop programming that engages the plus 50 learner. The Initiative supported a pilot group of 13 two-year institutions to develop or expand college…

A strong body of research in South Africa focuses on the in-school aspects of school improvement and the role that school principals play in establishing organizational structures to support teaching and learning, develop teacher capacity, and build a school culture conducive to academic performance. However, researchers have paid little attention…

This booklet discusses mentoring in general, describes a particular mentoring program, and describes mentoring efforts around the country. The first section about mentoring in general focuses on mentoring as an old idea and current trends in mentoring. The next section describes the Norwalk Mentor Program in Connecticut which began in 1986 as an…

Describes a student operated educational FM radio station at Monterey High School in Lubbock, Texas which reaches about 6,000 people in the surrounding area.

A brief sketch of the conditions, trends, and challenges confronting educators in rapidly changing urban communities. (EH)

If the public is to provide the means for public education, school systems should endeavor to keep the public informed by developing an effective, on-going public relations programs which provide for interaction between the public and the school. (Author)

Community education should have an optomistic future in Australia because the political climate is favorable, there is a strong sense of community among the people, there is a higher proportion of the population who are not high school graduates, and the dual systems of secondary education result in more unused school facilities than in the U. S.…

A SATURDAY MORNING SEMINAR PROGRAM USED ROCKLAND COUNTY'S COMMUNITY RESOURCES POOL OF PROFESSIONALS TO TEACH SELECTED STUDENTS FROM GRADES 6-12 IN SCIENCE, ART, WRITING, SOCIAL SCIENCE, GOVERNMENT, LAW AND "CRITICAL THINKING" (LOGIC). IN ADDITION, THREE CONCERT-SEMINARS BY PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS WERE HELD FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND…

EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS OF SCHOOL DROPOUTS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES. REASONS FOR DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL AS DETERMINED FROM TEACHERS, DROPOUTS, AND RECORDS INCLUDE LOW ACADEMIC APTITUDE, RETARDED EMOTIONAL MATURITY AND SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT, LACK OF INTEREST, ECONOMIC REASONS, AND MARRIAGE AND PREGNANCY. ON THE AVERAGE,…

American industry, absorbing change at an accelerating rate and therefore changing rapidly in its manpower needs, is supplied by educational institutions largely blind to the need for change, since educators have not used long-term manpower forecasts as guides in continuing curriculum revision. Two kinds of advisory councils are: one whose duty is…