Community Partnerships
Learn and share ideas about how to engage caring individuals, organizations, and businesses to help schools with resources, mentors, internships, and more.
Teaching Oral History in Ethnic Studies Classes
Listening to, collecting, and sharing oral histories personalizes history and helps connect students to their communities.153Developing an Experiential Learning Program
A Vermont school program connected to local trades shows how experiential learning can boost engagement for middle and high school students.306Building a 21st-Century Learning Space
A community raised $6 million to construct an innovative 30,000-square-foot facility complete with makerspaces and learning labs.16.1kCreating a Festival to Celebrate STEAM
A festival that showcases science, technology, engineering, arts, and math can open up new worlds for elementary students.286What Educators Are Learning During the Pandemic
Many school leaders and teachers are focusing on whole child education, an idea that seems likely to grow in prominence in the future.5.6kA More Engaging Back to School Night
Intentionally fostering interactions among teachers, parents, and community partners helped one school create a more inviting event.5.6kHow to Improve Students With Disabilities’ Sense of Belonging
By focusing on play, schools are finding ways to bring students with and without disabilities together, to the benefit of both groups.3.2kHow to Be a ‘Poverty-Disrupting Educator’
Over 12 million American kids live in poverty. What role can schools play in disrupting its pernicious effects?9465 Ways to Stop Bullying and Move into Action
With daily news reports about the devastating impact on students who have been relentlessly bullied, teachers find themselves on the front line in addressing bullying and intolerance. It is time to move into action. Not In Our School offers solutions-based strategies and tools for change to a network of schools that are working to create safe, inclusive and accepting climates.7.2kSetting Up Community Partnerships for Authentic PBL
A few tips for finding and working with partners to collaborate with students in hands-on project-based learning experiences.202Running a Business in School
Students learn skills like maintaining inventory, marketing, and scheduling while working in a cafe as part of a business class.4.5kHow to Share Your School’s Story
School leaders can plan communications collaboratively to improve connections with families and the whole community.303Breaking the Cycle of Silence Around Black Mental Health
Data shows that Black youth are especially prone to develop mental health issues but less likely to seek out or receive the specialized services and care they need.1.4kHow Can High-Poverty Schools Engage Families and the Community?
High-poverty schools can involve students' families through home visits and by joining the community's safety net to provide social and medical services for those in need.4.5kBuilding a Culture of Kindness With a Day of Service
When Maryland middle school students spend a day focusing on helping others, they see their own capacity to make a difference in their community.2.1k
