Engaging Cities: How Municipal Leaders Can Mobilize Communities to Improve Public Schools

Autor/inn/en	Grady, Michael; Rothman, Robert; Smith, Hal
Institution	Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University; National League of Cities (NLC), Institute for Youth, Education and Families
Titel	Engaging Cities: How Municipal Leaders Can Mobilize Communities to Improve Public Schools
Quelle	(2006), (96 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Public Schools; Educational Change; Community Coordination; School Community Programs; School Community Relationship; Educational Improvement; Improvement Programs; Change Strategies; Partnerships in Education; Effective Schools Research; Best Practices; Program Descriptions; Educational Resources; City Government; Government School Relationship; Public Support; Academic Achievement; Hispanic American Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Bildungsreform; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Effizienzsteigerung; Lösungsstrategie; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Schulforschung; Bildungsmittel; Öffentliche Förderung; Öffentliche Trägerschaft; Schulleistung; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin
Abstract	More than at any time in our nation's history, mayors are playing an active role in mobilizing these local community and civic interests to act collectively on behalf of children and youth. These leaders see a vital link between their cities' capacity to prepare young people for successful adulthood and long-term civic vitality. More than any other single leader or organization, mayors can bring together these sometimes competing groups to engage and mobilize around a compelling common interest--the future of the city's children. This report looks at five cities where mayors are responding to the challenge of improving local public schools by seeking new and more effective ways to engage key segments of their communities. The stories of Denver, Akron, Long Beach, Nashville, and New York help the authors identify and describe practical, high-yield engagement strategies and solutions mayors are using and resources they have found or created. In many instances, these mayors are making a difference without the aid of much formal authority over the school system's budget, personnel, or school board. A list of resources is included. (Contains 1 footnote.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: AISR_Info@brown.edu; Web site: http://www.annenberginstitute.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10