WORKING TOGETHER:
Harnessing Community Resources
to Improve Middle Schools
by Anne Mackinnon
published by the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation (1997)
CONTENTS
1. Community Support for Better Middle Schools
Sidebar: Why are the middle school
years so important?
2. Educating Young Adolescents: Meeting the Challenge
Sidebar: Hallmarks of middle school
reform
3. Good for Schools, Good for the Community
4. Building a Community Coalition
Sidebar: First steps in forming a
community coalition
5. Working with the School System
Sidebar: Early questions about local
schools
6. What Can a Coalition Accomplish?
Sidebar: Short-term, "do-able"
objectives
Sidebar: Contributions a coalition can make over
the long term
Sidebar: What can business contribute to middle school
reform?
7. Coalition Nuts and Bolts
8. It's Worth the Effort!
9. Three Community Coalitions:
Louisville, Kentucky: Middle School Coalition
Jackson, Mississippi : Council on Reform and Excellence
Long Beach, California: Middle School Reform Initiative
Anne Mackinnon is a writer and consultant, specializing
in education, health, and social issues. She is a parent activist and member
of Community School Board 22 in Brooklyn, New York.
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