Designed to encompass multiple perspectives and orientations on community college-high school cooperation, this collection of essays provides a theoretical and historical background to joint programs between colleges and schools and describes a sample of current approaches. The volume includes: (1) "Reconnecting Youth: The New Wave of Reform," by Frank Newman; (2) "History of the High School Connection," by Carol F. Stoel; (3) "Opportunity for All," by James F. Gollattscheck; (4) "Serving High-Risk Adolescents," by Cecilia Cullen and Martin G. Moed; (5) "Helping Students Learn," by Anne-Marie McCartan; (6) "Reaching Students: Communication from the Community Colleges," by Elizabeth A. Warren; (7) "High School Students in College Courses: Three Programs," by Arthur Richard Greenberg; (8) "New World School of the Arts: Beyond Dual Enrollment," by Katharine Muller; (9) "Enabling Professionalism: The Master Technician Program," by Doris K. Wimmer; and (10) "Merging Multiple Systems: Process and Problems," by Eunice B. Kirkbride. (AYC)