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Building Schools' Capacity

Coalition for Community Schools
The Coalition for Community Schools offers reports and research on building effective community schools. Additionally, the coalition works to improve education and help students learn and grow, while supporting and strengthening their families and communities.

Resources to Help Schools Find Resources for Educational Programs that Occur Outside of School Hours
This strategy brief lists federal grant opportunities, describes best practices, and provides assistance in developing and improving the sustainability of before- and after-school programs, summer programs and community school programs. You can download the brief from The Finance Project Web site. Viewing the document requires Adobe® Reader®.

Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning Rural Initiative
The McREL Rural Initiative aims to increase the capacity of rural schools and communities to create and sustain changes that will increase student achievement. The McREL site offers a collection of resources, including publications and data, for rural communities interested in sustaining and improving their schools.

Rural Community College Initiative Offers Information on How Colleges are Increasing Their Ability to Help Their Communities
A number of publications about the Rural Community College Initiative (RCCI) are available from MDC. These papers describe the formation and evolution of the RCCI, how schools built and continue to build their abilities to serve their communities, and the results from ongoing evaluation efforts. RCCI is a capacity building initiative originally funded by the Ford Foundation for colleges in rural, distressed regions. In rural areas, community colleges are often the sole source of community and economic development assistance and, in many cases, drive those initiatives. RCCI is now run by the Southern Rural Development Center at Mississippi State University and the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development at Iowa State University.

Data

National Center for Education Statistics
The center's Web site provides access to data and reports on topics including public schools and districts, postsecondary education, and education financing. The Common Core of Data, a comprehensive annual statistical database of information concerning all public elementary and secondary schools and school districts in the nation, is also available.

"Rural America at a Glance"
This site offers maps and data on topics including education and labor.

Navigating Resources for Rural Schools
Part of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement, this Web site contains data, research, recent publications, and resources on rural education and rural schools.

Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
The briefing room contains information on rural employment, earnings, education, and employment.

ARC Education Conference Notes: Common Education Initiatives and Issues Mentioned During State Sessions
During ARC's October 2002 conference (Education and the Community: Fostering Mutual Support, in Maryville, Tennessee) a range of local and state education representatives, civic and business leaders, and ARC state and local development district representatives gathered by state to discuss ways to foster mutual support between educators and the community. Twelve state sessions (two of the 13 state groups were combined) were held to discuss areas of concern or needs that should be addressed, with particular attention to the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Read the conference findings.

Improving Educational Programs, Supporting Professional Development

CORD
CORD, a national nonprofit organization, assists educators in secondary schools and colleges through new curricula, teaching strategies, professional development, and partnerships with community leaders, families, and employers. Initiatives include designing curricula, developing new learning tools, conducting professional development training, creating educational applications, and conducting educational research and evaluation.

Early Childhood Research and Practice
Early Childhood Research and Practice is an online journal focusing on the development and education of young children.

National Centers for Research and Dissemination for Career and Technical Education
The centers are primary sources of research-based information. Consortium partners provide innovative approaches to improving career and technical education at local, state, and national levels, leading to improved student achievement.