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Cities in Crisis 2009: Closing the Graduation Gap

Education and Literacy

Cities in Crisis 2009: Closing the Graduation Gap

Analyzes trends in high school graduation rates in the nation's fifty largest metropolitan areas, including improvements and the urban-suburban divide. Compares employment, income, and poverty levels by educational attainment in each metropolitan area.

December 1969

Geographic Focus: North America-United States

Parental Involvement: Action Guide for Parents and Communities

Children and Youth, Education and Literacy, Parenting and Families

Parental Involvement: Action Guide for Parents and Communities

While parents are mentioned over 300 times in various part of the No Child Left Behind act, this Action Brief will concentrate on Section 1118, Title I of the Act. It is the only section in the Act devoted solely to parental involvement, and if implemented effectively, provides the core elements that incorporate many of the other parental involvement provisions of NCLB.

December 1969

Geographic Focus: North America-United States

Using NCLB to Improve Student Achievement: An Action Guide for Community and Parent Leaders

Children and Youth, Education and Literacy

Using NCLB to Improve Student Achievement: An Action Guide for Community and Parent Leaders

This guide addresses the various provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (called NCLB, or the act). Included are specific rights, roles, and responsibilities that offer parents and community leaders opportunities to send the no-nonsense message that unequal educational opportunities will no longer be tolerated in their public schools.

The guide highlights ways NCLB can be used to strengthen the public's voice in education, and to increase community and parental involvement in school-level and district-level operations and decisions:

  • Identifies major areas of NCLB that require or provide for community and/or parental involvement in Title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged) and Title II (Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High-Quality Teachers and Principals) of the act

  • Provides general information on the scope and requirements for each major area of community and parental engagement

  • Breaks down legislative language into understandable terms and recommends actions that can be taken by parents and/or the community as a result of their rights under the act

  • Provides a formatted and easily reproduced training tool for parent/teacher meetings and town meetings

  • Identifies areas in the act that are silent about community and/or parental engagement, but where PEN believes openings in the law allow parents and/or the community to exercise leadership and take initiative

December 1969

Geographic Focus: North America-United States

Assessment of the Parent Engagement and Skills-Building System in Miami-Dade, An

Children and Youth, Education and Literacy

Assessment of the Parent Engagement and Skills-Building System in Miami-Dade, An

Based on interviews and focus groups, assesses how best to connect parents with teachers and communities to support early learning. Examines barriers to parental engagement and challenges for community based organizations (CBOs) and educators. Lists CBOs.

December 1969

Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Southern)-Florida, North America-United States (Southern)-Florida-Miami/Dade County-Miami

Know Your Funders: A Guide to STEM Funding for Afterschool

Education and Literacy;Nonprofits and Philanthropy

Know Your Funders: A Guide to STEM Funding for Afterschool

The need for competency in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills is not only increasingly important for success in the workforce but also to navigate the modern world and to make decisions that will inform public policy. In response to this need and to maintain the United States' global competitiveness, the federal government as well as private philanthropies and corporations are increasingly investing in a variety of STEM education initiatives.

This guide serves as a tool for afterschool program leaders to navigate various funding streams and consider effective strategies to acquire funding for afterschool STEM programs. It describes the different types of funding available for STEM education in afterschool and provides tips on how to write successful proposals

December 1969

Geographic Focus: North America-United States

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