Considerably broader in scope than the usual cooperative education project, the Community Learning Program at a Florissant, Missouri, high school exposes students to the widest possible range of skills and professions in the area. (Author/MLF)

Describes the history of the Elk Grove (Illinois) Arts Guild, which presents monthly cultural excursions, publishes a quarterly calendar of cultural events, and operates a speakers bureau. (DD)

Students in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, are leaving the school to spend as much as a full semester learning about the adult world. (Author)

Reveals the author's extensive work in educational planning and indicates the complexity, frustrations, and rewards of effecting change in educational practice. (Editor/RK)

Discusses an ideal way to have every citizen, school board member, and administrator spend a day or two learning what goes on in the music classroom. (Author/RK)

This is the second of an occasional series of articles by directors of education. Suggests that corporate management structures are not serving the real interests of the education service. (Editor/RK)

After briefly discussing two major problem areas--communication with the community and goal setting--the author notes several "wrongs" associated with needs assessments. (IRT)

In Shelby, North Carolina, the community not only shares the multipurpose high school auditorium but also helped pay for it. (Author)

Educational shortcomings in the Region show the need for closer cooperation between educational institutions and communities. (Author)

Describes the charter school located within the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, and discusses theories of school design that should reflect the input of all stakeholders--the school, the students, and the community. (JOW)

The Minnesota Compact is a coalition of 45 college and university presidents seeking to encourage student involvement in community and public service and strengthen the effects of that service on communities and students. Service-learning efforts are most successful when certain elements are present: collaborative relationships with community…

Describes four-step process suburban school district in central Texas used to hire a new superintendent: Collaborate with all stakeholders, create a profile based on stakeholder input, communicate the profile to a broad base, and interview candidates with a clarity of purpose based on the profile. (Contains 22 references.)(PKP)

This article details how one student's passion for teaching and interest in the Civil Rights Movement led to the creation of a unique learning community on wheels. (GCP)

Discusses how a contentious "town-gown" conflict on the edge of Berkeley's campus over expansion of its School of Public Policy was resolved through communication between the school and city preservationists. (EV)