Community Involvement
Edutopia videos on this DVD:
A Community Collaborates in Education
C.P. Squires Elementary School harnesses parents, businesspeople, and retirees for academic and financial support and to staff after-school programs.
About the George Lucas Educational Foundation: An Overview
An introduction to The George Lucas Educational Foundation, its mission, and its projects.
Community-Built School: Working Together to Make a Change
Parents and teachers, community members, and business partners have come together to build a new school and revitalize a community.
Kids Invest in Funds -- and Their Own Future
At Chicago's Ariel Community Academy, students in grades K-8 hone math skills and learn practical, lifelong lessons in finance by managing a $20,000 class stock portfolio.
Mentors Make the Grade: Improving Graduation in Las Vegas
In a town where dropouts earn $50,000 per year parking cars, Las Vegas schools keep students on the diploma track.
Overview: After-School Mentors Matter
Through the Citizen Schools program, professionals team up with public schools to create an enhanced learning community after the school day ends.
Overview: An After-School Network That Works
The Providence, Rhode Island, after-hours program engages kids in learning -- and fun.
Sherman Oaks: The Creation of a School
When asked to establish a new community school where none had existed for twenty-five years, Sherman Oaks Community Charter School principal Peggy Bryan began by engaging parents and community members in the planning.
Students Learn to Make a Difference
When parents and educators pulled together to start this East Oakland school, their mission wasn't just to reinvigorate education; it was to change lives.
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