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Case Study: New York ACORN. Strong Neighborhoods, Strong Schools. The Indicators Project on Education Organizing.

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Simon, Elaine; Pickron-Davis, Marcine; Brown, Chris – 2002

This report describes New York City's ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now), which has a 20-year history of organizing in the City and emphasizes public education issues. ACORN works at both the neighborhood and policy level. It is one of five case studies in the Indicators Project on Education Organizing, which identified…

Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Organizations, Curriculum, Educational Change

Case Study: OCO, Oakland Community Organizations. Strong Neighborhoods, Strong Schools. The Indicators Project on Education Organizing.

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Gold, Eva; Simon, Elaine; Brown, Chris – 2002

This report describes Oakland, California's Oakland Community Organizations (OCO), which is committed to the improvement of long-term prospects for families and youth living in the Oakland flatlands neighborhoods. These are low- to moderate-income, traditionally African American communities where numerous immigrant groups have settled in recent…

Descriptors: Black Students, Case Studies, Community Organizations, Educational Change