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A Decade of Collaborating, Preserving, and Sharing: The Chicago Collections Consortium
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Case, Mary M.; Spadafora, David – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2021
This article chronicles the founding of the Chicago Collections Consortium (CCC) and its growth in its first decade. The authors, two of the consortium's original founders, acknowledge the contributions of the CCC's member institutions and leadership. They also speculate on the reasons for the consortium's success and what the future might hold…
Descriptors: Consortia, Libraries, Museums, Archives
Reforming Health Professions Education through a Network of Strategic Multi-Level Partnerships. Scaling Change: Health Professions Pathways (H2P) Consortium
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Fox, H. L. – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2016
Several federal grants prioritized the role of community colleges in education and training in recent years, and one of the most substantial investments was the Trade Adjustment Act Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) program of the United States Department of Labor (DOL). Beginning October 2011, these $2 billion capacity-building…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Community Colleges, Consortia
Becoming "First in the World" in Math and Science.
Hawkes, Mark; Kimmelman, Paul; Kroeze, David – Phi Delta Kappan, 1997
In collaboration with the U.S. Department of Education, federal legislators, the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory, the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), and local businesses and community members, a consortium of 20 suburban Chicago school districts formed learning networks to master Goal 5 of the Goals 2000…
Descriptors: Consortia, Federal Aid, Mathematics Achievement, Networks
Statewide Consortia for the Use of Technology.
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Widmayer, Patricia – New Directions for Higher Education, 1999
The North Suburban Higher Education Consortium, a regional consortium in metropolitan Chicago (Illinois), illustrates how sharing technological resources can advance state educational technology initiatives. Begun as a modest effort to coordinate academic programs, the consortium has evolved into a complex system for the funding and use of…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Consortia, Educational Technology, Higher Education
The Healthy Start Initiative: A Community-Driven Approach to Infant Mortality Reduction--Vol. I. Consortia Development.
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McCoy-Thompson, Meri – 1994
The purpose of the Healthy Start Initiative, a national demonstration program, is to reduce infant mortality by 50 percent in 15 communities. At the heart of the initiative is the belief that the community, guided by a consortium of individuals and organizations from many sectors, can best design and implement the services needed by the women and…
Descriptors: Child Health, Consortia, Cooperative Programs, Health Programs
First in the World: Backing a Boast.
Purdom, Candace – Principal, 1999
In 1996, about 750 randomly selected 4th graders, a similar number of 8th graders, and nearly 1,000 12th graders from 19 Chicago-area schools took the Third International Mathematics and Science Survey test as a separate country. Results were impressive and reinforced the good reputation of First in the World Consortium schools, located mostly in…
Descriptors: Affluent Youth, Comparative Education, Consortia, Elementary Secondary Education