Community Organizing for Stronger Schools: Strategies and Successes

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Community Organizing for Stronger Schools: Strategies and Successes

Abstract/Description

Drawing on a six-year national study, Community Organizing for Stronger Schools offers a richly textured analysis of community organizing for school reform. The authors examine the role of organizing in building social and political capital and improving educational outcomes for students in some of the nation's most challenged school districts.

In cities across America, community organizations are taking up the cause of public school reform. Their efforts are radically transforming the role of young people, parents, and community members in public education. As the results of their campaigns become more visible, community groups are igniting interest and gaining support among education reform advocates, policy makers, and private foundations.

The authors delineate the strategic choices and organizational characteristics that foster successful initiatives and consider how community organizing can support increased civic engagement and sustained educational reform. Finally, they discuss the challenges facing this burgeoning field in a new era of American politics.

Author/creator

Mediratta, Kavitha

Shah, Seema

McAlister, Sara

Date

2009

Publisher

Harvard Education Press

Resource type

en Research/Scholarly Media

Resource status/form

en Published Text

Scholarship genre

en Empirical

Language

en

Open access/full-text available

en No

ISBN

978-1-934742-34-1

URL

Official Publisher's Webpage (Harvard Education Press)

Citation

Mediratta, K., Shah, S., & McAlister, S. (2009). Community Organizing for Stronger Schools: Strategies and Successes. Harvard Education Press.

Cited in

The Policy Context of United States Educational Innovation and Improvement

Item sets

Oxford Bibliography: The Policy Context of United States Educational Innovation and Improvement

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