Community Schools Help Strengthen Engagement
02/21/13
Jim Grim, Co-Director of the Midwest Center for University-Assisted Community Schools at IUPUI and former resource coordinator at George Washington High School, a community school in Indianapolis, penned this primer on community schools for Inside Indiana Business
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President Obama’s State of the Union Offers Opportunities for More School-Community Partnerships
02/21/13
The Coalition for Community Schools commends the President Barack Obama's focus on education in his State of the Union speech delivered February 12. Specifically, the Coalition is encouraged by two education initiatives the President highlighted that the community schools approach can, and already does, strengthen. Read More >
PRESS RELEASE: More Focus on Local Collective Action Needed in Federal Equity Agenda
02/20/13
The Coalition for Community Schools applauds the work of the National Commission on Equity and Education. From our perspective however, the Commission gave too little attention to the many efforts emerging across the country to tie together family engagement, health and mental health, expanded learning and many other opportunities through school-community partnerships as part of a comprehensive plan to support the whole child. Read More >
Cincinnati Community Learning Centers Front Page Feature Story in Education Daily
02/19/13
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Coalition Sends Joint Letter with Institute for Educational Leadership on Proposed Investing in Innovation (i3) Priorities
02/19/13
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More Universities Utilizing Community Schools for Service Missions
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Johns Hopkins University and East Baltimore Community School/Henderson-Hopkins School (Baltimore, Maryland)
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Seattle University and Bailey Gatzert (Seattle, Washington)
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University of Tennessee – Knoxville and Pond Gap Elementary School (Knoxville, Tennessee)
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Washington University in St. Louis and Brittany Woods Middle School (University City, Missouri)
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