Listing of Publications
Community Schools Research Brief, 2009 (Coalition for Community Schools)
01/01/09 Coalition for Community Schools at the Institute for Educational Leadership
Community schools across the nation purposefully integrate academic, health, and social services; youth and community development; and community engagement—drawing in school partners with resources to improve student and adult learning, strengthen families, and promote healthy communities. This research brief highlights results from various community school initiatives.
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Community Schools and Promise Neighborhoods 32.2 KB
01/01/09 Coalition for Community Schools at the Institute for Educational Leadership
This brief shows how community schools can and should be an integral part of any Promise Neighborhood. All Promise Neighborhood applicants should delineate how they will facilitate schools, regardless of type, becoming centers of their community, through mobilizing and leveraging community assets. The goals must include not only improving academic achievement, but also promoting the social, emotional, physical and
civic development of young people, their families & other community residents.
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Community Schools Fact Sheet(Coalition for Community Schools) 93.2 KB
01/01/09 Coalition for Community Schools
Do you have questions about community schools? What they are? How they function? This list of "Frequently Asked Questions" provides answers to these and other questions. If you still have questions that weren't answered, please email us at: ccs@iel.org.
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Community Schools Across the Nation(Coalition for Community Schools)
01/01/09 Coalition for Community Schools at the Institute for Educational Leadership
Today, there are a number of national models and local initiatives that create their own flavor of community school. This brief provides an overview of leading initiatives.
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Finding Resources to Support Mentoring Programs and Services for Youth 742.6 KB
11/03/08 The Finance Project
This brief highlights three strategies that leaders and stakeholders can use to finance and sustain mentoring programs and services for youth. These strategies include building partnerships with businesses and foundations, conducting community fundraising to generate revenue and maximizing public revenue. In addition, it provides information on 25 federal funding sources that can be used to finance and sustain these programs.
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