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Blank, Martin J.; Jacobson, Reuben; Melaville, Atelia – Center for American Progress, 2012
A community school is a place and a set of partnerships connecting a school, the families of students, and the surrounding community. A community school is distinguished by an integrated focus on academics, youth development, family support, health and social services, and community development. The community school strategy is central to efforts…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Social Services, Unions, Community Development
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Cugliari, Christine Wetherholt; Earnest, Garee W. – Journal of Leadership Education, 2007
This study of philanthropy donors in Appalachian Ohio was conducted with the purpose of understanding giving within a rural region. The research was initiated with an ultimate goal of increasing endowed assets in communities that are experiencing philanthropic poverty. The data collected from donors utilizing post-positivist qualitative research…
Descriptors: Private Financial Support, Philanthropic Foundations, Donors, Rural Areas
Kent State Univ., OH. Ohio Literacy Resource Center. – 2001
This document is a compilation of 33 pieces of writing presenting Ohio adult basic and literacy education (ABLE) students' perspectives of community and personal history. The items included in the compilation were written by ABLE students across Ohio in celebration of Ohio History Day. The compilation is organized in five sections as follows: (1)…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Kent State Univ., OH. Ohio Literacy Resource Center. – 2002
This document is a compilation of 25 pieces of writing presenting Ohio adult basic and literacy education (ABLE) students' perspectives of community and personal history. The items included in the compilation were written by ABLE students across Ohio. The compilation is organized in three sections as follows: (1) people (9 items, including a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs