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Community Engagement
Youth Engagement in Collective Impact Initiatives: Lessons from Promise Neighborhoods
Publication Date
March 30, 2021
Authors
Jessica Shakesprere, Mica O'Brien, and Eona Harison; Dana Mitra, Penn State University
Research Areas
Community Schools; Governance & Public Education; General / Needs Review
Publication Type
Think Twice
Summary
When youth engage in collective-impact strategies, they have the potential to strengthen the design, implementation, and outcomes of school decision-making. A recent Urban Institute report takes up this important topic, examining what youth engagement initiatives look like within a broader reform structure. It presents a continuum of youth involvement-focused on issues of support, input, and leadership.
Review of Creating Strong Building Blocks for Every Student: How Middle Schools Can Lay the Foundation for Rigorous High School Pathways
Publication Date
December 8, 2020
Authors
Meg Benner and Scott Sargrad; Marisa Saunders, UCLA Center for Community Schooling, and Cynthia Estrada, UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies
Research Areas
Technology & AI; Community Schools
Publication Type
Think Twice
Summary
Creating Strong Building Blocks for Every Student: How Middle Schools Can Lay the Foundation for Rigorous High School Pathways, a recent report from the Center of American Progress, offers a set of recommendations for middle school career and technical education (CTE) programs.
Community Schools: An Evidence-Based Strategy for Equitable School Improvement
Publication Date
June 5, 2017
Authors
Jeannie Oakes, National Education Policy Center and the Learning Policy Institute; Anna Maier, LPI; and Julia Daniel, NEPC.
Research Areas
Assessment & Accountability; Community Schools; Governance & Public Education
Publication Type
Policy Brief
Summary
A new policy brief, co-produced by the National Education Policy Center (NEPC) and the Learning Policy Institute (LPI), explores the research on community schools. Community schools represent a partnership and school improvement strategy to integrate resources provided by community agencies and local government for improved student learning, stronger families, and healthier communities. According to the authors, community schools are strongly supported by research, and can be a particularly important strategy for transforming high-poverty schools. Further research on community schools and the conditions required for successful implementation is needed.
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