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Burtless, Gary, Ed.; Pack, Janet Rothenberg, Ed. – Brookings Institution Press, 2006
Designed to reach a wide audience of scholars and policymakers, the "Brookings-Wharton Papers on Urban Affairs" is an annual series that serves as a forum for cutting-edge, accessible research on urban policy. The editors seek to integrate broader research into the policy discussion by bringing urban studies scholars together with economists and…
Descriptors: Urban Studies, Neighborhoods, Social Change
Spain, Simon – Bulletin of Environmental Education, 1987
Describes the five main urban studies centers in London (England). Recommends that more urban studies centers should be established with secure funding, that urban study centers should act as school and community resources, and that different agencies should join forces to provide funds for a network of urban studies centers. (TW)
Descriptors: Community Education, Economics, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Webb, Norman L.; And Others – 1988
In 1984 the Urban Mathematics Collaborative (UMC) project was initiated to improve mathematics education in inner-city schools and to identify new models for meeting the ongoing professional needs of teachers. UMCs are located in Cleveland, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Durham, Pittsburgh, San Diego, St. Louis,…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Achievement