New Guide to Help Cities Improve After-School Programs (ED Week - Reg. Required)

10/16/12

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Congressional Briefing: Evaluating the Power and Potential of Community Schools

10/08/12

On Wednesday, September 26, Elev8 held a briefing for congressional staff, in cooperation with Representative Luis Gutierrez from Illinois. "Evaluating the Power and Potential of Community Schools: Lessons from Elev8" explored the community schools model through the evaluation and data-driven decision making that have been central to the Elev8 initiative from its inception. Read More >

Jan Creveling and Genie Shannon: Building for the Future from the Beginning

10/02/12

Jan Creveling and Genie Shannon’s professional relationship has become so intertwined that they finish each other’s sentences. For over three decades, the two have worked on family support and child abuse prevention initiatives and, most recently, jointly developing award-winning community schools in the Tulsa metro region. Read More >

Beyond Chicago (Martin J. Blank for the Huffington Post)

09/25/12

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Cathie Petsch: Lincoln’s Community Developer

09/24/12

This is not the first time Cathie Petsch has retired. Before successfully helping Lincoln’s Community Learning Centers grow from nine schools to 25 in a little over a decade, Cathie worked as a federal grant writer, high school journalism teacher, a computer network administrator, and a member of Lincoln’s school board, even serving several terms as its president. Read More >

Out-of-School Learning Provides Students With 21st Century Skills, Says EdWeek Report

As pressure mounts for students to improve their digital-learning and 21st-century skills, out-of-classroom environments are increasingly being seen as appealing settings to foster them. Read More >

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Publication Makes the Case for Community Schools

08/28/12

Diana Hall, Program Supervisor for the School Uniting Neighborhoods community school initiative in Multnomah County, Ore. explains how the SUN School system has served as a catalyst for lasting, sustained improvements in the greater Portland community. Read More >

Back to (Community) School

08/23/12

It’s August and a new school year has arrived. August also signals the opening of dozens of new community schools. Read More >

AFT President Lifts Up Community Schools in Keynote Address

08/21/12

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten pointed to schools with strong community partners as the schools of the future. Read More >

Coalition for Community Schools Releases Remarks on Race to the Top - District Grant Competition Guidelines

08/15/12

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