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Lo Re, Mary L. – Metropolitan Universities, 2014
This paper investigates the experience of Staten Island's diverse urban communities with limited financial resources regarding access to affordable housing after the 2008 economic downturn. It details a successful partnership in researching the challenges faced in these communities and offers recommendations for the targeting of resources to…
Descriptors: Housing Needs, Urban Population, Community Study, Financial Problems
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Joffee, Monte; Goulah, Jason; Gebert, Andrew – Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 2009
This article presents a dialogue with Monte Joffee. Joffee has been an active leader in the small school and charter school movements in New York City for over 20 years. He is a cofounder of The Renaissance Charter School in New York City and served as its founding principal (1993-2007). In this dialogue, Joffee articulates the ways in which…
Descriptors: Small Schools, Charter Schools, Educational Philosophy, Human Geography
Barry, Frank – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1995
Addresses the feasibility of establishing standards that would guide communities in protecting the environments of children and families. Recommends an environmental assessment tool that evaluates child well-being, compares community averages in terms of high-risk factors, includes longitudinal assessments of child well-being, examines community…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Childhood Needs, Community Resources, Community Role