This paper proposes that local public schools assume the locus of responsibility for providing comprehensive health and mental health services for children and their families. Among the advantages of school based delivery systems are the universality of public education, the availability of physical and human resources, established funding…

The guide outlines activities through which students, teachers, and administrators can initiate and implement a program providing an opportunity for parents and others in the community to visit the school and receive instruction from area experts on consumer education topics. The suggestions are based on experience at Western Illinois University…

The objectives of this investigation were (1) to identify functional informal school-community relations programs in the 73 largest U.S. school districts, and (2) to provide information for educators wishing to organize similar programs. Data from questionnaires sent to the 73 districts revealed that 20 districts had informal school-community…

This end-of-the-year report on the operations of the Educational Laboratory Theatre Project is divided into three sections. The first consists of historical accounts of the operation in Rhode Island, New Orleans, and Los Angeles. Among the subjects covered for each area are an overview of the project, vital statistics, press coverage, prospects…

Nine separate articles in an illustrated booklet present opinions on the evolving relationship of schools and communities in the United States and abroad. Several ideals or models of community in the past and present are described. It is noted that the concept of community, while just coming into its own in education, still faces serious problems.…

The first of two articles describes the efforts of retired University of Toronto alumni to provide volunteer assistance to their alma mater. The second article discusses a Social Studies Human Services Program that has led to improved school-community relations in Bangor, Michigan. (JBM)

This paper explores community perceptions of students and faculty involved in service learning and campus outreach initiatives, examining how communities and campuses engage in service activities; how the service mission of higher education is perceived; whether service learning students help or hinder community agencies; and how partnerships…

This publication highlights the work of institutions of higher education and their surrounding communities throughout the United States which, are responding to the responsibilities and possibilities of their educational and social missions by mobilizing their resources in ways that benefit their surrounding communities as well as themselves,…

This publication highlights the work of institutions of higher education and their surrounding communities throughout the United States which are responding to the responsibilities and possibilities of their educational and social missions by mobilizing their collective resources in ways that benefit both the institutions and the communities. In…

Noting that innovative partnerships to give more children access to good quality care and education provide the scaffold for future educational reform, this report details the Partnering for Success project, which identified and documented efforts to enhance school readiness through partnerships among Head Start, child care, and public schools in…

This is the first of a series of issue papers that discuss ways in which rural communities and schools can work together to guarantee their students the best education possible. By working together, rural schools and communities can not only improve education, but revitalize the entire community. The Southwest Educational Development Laboratory is…

The state of Washington implemented the Readiness to Learn program as part of the state's Family Policy Initiative. The primary goal of the program is to serve as a formal link between education and human services by authorizing grants to local school-linked, community-based consortia to develop and implement strategies that ensure children arrive…

This publication highlights the work of institutions of higher education and their surrounding communities throughout the United States. These institutions are responding to the responsibilities and possibilities of their educational and social missions by mobilizing their resources in ways that benefit the institutions and the communities,…

Studies the major factors at the core of school-community political relationships. (Author/RK)

Profiles a program developed between the schools and community of Anoka, Minnesota. Concerned about the increase in poverty, crime, and youth problems, the community involved the students in an assessment of the town's problems and created a series of service learning projects addressing those problems. (MJP)