Thursday, March 27, 2008
SWOP homepageNew Findings Show Positive Impact of Community Organizing on School Improvement
Good News for SWOP, NM Youth Organized and the many youth activists and organizations in ABQOrganized Communities, Stronger Schools: A Preview of Research Findings
The Annenberg Institute this week released a preview of findings from a six-year study of the impact of community organizing on school improvement in seven urban communities.
The study found strong and consistent relationships between community organizing and school-level improvements, policy and resource decisions, and student academic outcomes and concluded that effective organizing helps expand the capacity of urban public schools to support student success.
> More information - http://www.annenberginstitute.org/Products/Mott.php
> Download Report at http://www.annenberginstitute.org/pdf/OrganizedCommunities.pdf
Labels: APS, Campaign for a Better New Mexico, Civic Engagement, community organizing, Criminalization of Young People, Highland High School, NM students least likely to succeed, youth
