Listing of Publications
The Growing Convergence of Community Schools and Expanded Learning Opportunities(Reuben Jacobson, Shama S. Jamal, Linda Jacobson, Martin J. Blank) 2.8 MB
12/03/13 Coalition for Community Schools, Institute for Educational Leadership
This report captures the scope and nature of expanded learning opportunities in community school partnerships and to identify the state-of-the-art ELO practices that community schools are implementing.
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The Role of Community Schools in Place-Based Initiatives(William Potapchuk)
06/24/13 Coalition for Community Schools, Institute for Educational Leadership
PolicyLink
West Coast Collaborative
Across the United States, there is tremendous excitement about strategies that weave together resources in a clearly defined “place” to collectively improve outcomes for children, youth, families, and communities. The paper explores the relationship and need for alignment between various place-based strategies within the same geographic areas. The paper demonstrates that community schools offer a powerful vision and strategy for what schools should look like in within place-based initiatives.
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Measuring Social Return on Investment for Community Schools(Laura Martinez and Cheryl B. Hayes.)
06/19/13 The Finance Project and The Children's Aid Society
The Children's Aid Society in partnership with The Finance Project has released a new resource entitled, "Measuring Social Return on Investment for Community Schools," a case study and companion guide designed to help educators and administrators across the country begin to measure and communicate the social and economic value of community schools.
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Measuring Social Return on Investment for Community Schools(Laura Martinez and Cheryl B. Hayes)
06/19/13 The Finance Project and The Children's Aid Society
The Children's Aid Society in partnership with The Finance Project has released a new resource entitled, "Measuring Social Return on Investment for Community Schools," a case study and companion guide designed to help educators and administrators across the country begin to measure and communicate the social and economic value of community schools.
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Community School Results 2013(Martin J. Blank, Reuben Jacobson) 145.1 KB
06/03/13 Coalition for Community schools
The findings in this document represent some of the evidence about how a diverse set of community school initiatives (each with their own name) are preparing students to learn, helping them succeed, and preparing them for future success.
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