Community and Economic Development;Education and Literacy
Presents a case study of community organizing for school reform by Chicago ACORN: how its coalition of community groups, training programs, teacher unions, and others shaped leadership development, district policy, school capacity, and student outcomes.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Midwestern) / Illinois;North America / United States (Midwestern) / Illinois / Cook County / Chicago
Community and Economic Development;Education and Literacy
Presents a case study of community organizing for school reform by Los Angeles' Community Coalition: how its intergenerational campaign for college preparatory classes shaped leadership development, district policy, school capacity, and student outcomes.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Western) / California;North America / United States (Western) / California / Los Angeles County / Los Angeles
Community and Economic Development;Education and Literacy
Presents a case study of community organizing for school reform by Eastern Pennsylvania Organizing Project and Youth United for Change: how developing leadership, relationships, and research shaped district policy, school capacity, and student outcomes.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Northeastern) / Pennsylvania / Philadelphia County / Philadelphia;North America / United States (Northeastern) / Pennsylvania
Community and Economic Development;Education and Literacy
Presents a case study of community organizing for school reform by Austin Interfaith: how its "alliance schools" network and parent and community engagement shaped leadership development, district-level policy, school-level capacity, and student outcomes.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Southwestern) / Texas;North America / United States (Southwestern) / Texas / Travis County / Austin
Community and Economic Development;Education and Literacy
Presents a case study of community organizing for school reform by Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition and Sistas and Brothas United: how their campaigns shaped leadership development, district policy, school capacity, and student outcomes.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Northeastern) / New York;North America / United States (Northeastern) / New York / Bronx County / New York City (Bronx);North America / United States (Northeastern) / New York / New York County / New York City
Presents case studies from Ford's initiative to support efforts to transform universities abroad to enable poor, minority, and otherwise underrepresented students to obtain a university degree. Outlines selected best practices from grantees.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: Global
As a follow-up study to Lumina's "Learning in the Fast Lane: Adult Learners' Persistence and Success in Accelerated College Programs," focuses on why students leave college -- both student and institutional factors -- and what colleges can do.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Midwestern) / Missouri;North America / United States (Western) / Colorado
Education and Literacy;Government Reform
Examines access to higher education among and within states, by rating the extent to which public and private colleges and universities admit typical college-bound students in that state and the extent to which those students can afford to attend.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States
