Community Schools Media Coverage
Useful for media to understand how community schools are an effective way to improve student learning and strengthen schools, families and communities.

Media Clips About Making the Difference and the Community Schools movement

National Association of Secondary School Principals: May 7, 2003 PDF (149KB)
     Principals' Perspective: There's no Place Like School


Bristol Herald Courrier: May 11, 2003
     For St. Paul teacher, the classroom is her laboratory

Chicago Defender: May 13, 2003 PDF (120KB)
     Duncan, school officials in D.C. Plan to highlight community, parent involvement in schools

Education Week: May 14, 2003
     Community Schools' Earn Plaudits, But Face Perils

Daily Southtown : May 14, 2003 Word (95 KB)
West Lawn Elementary School lauded nationally for community initiative

Carson Daily Breeze: May 16, 2003 Word (8.46 KB)
     Carson High honored for local resource efforts; School is one of two in the state to receive coalition's award.

Hartford Courant: May 21, 2003 PDF (95.1KB)
     High School Lauded For Its Programs

Charlotte Observer: May 24, 2003
     Schools open doors to help the community

San Diego Times: May 25, 2003 PDF (103KB)
     COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: Is it their time?

Duluth News Tribune: May 26, 2003
     Supporters push for community schools

Bristol Herald: May 26, 2003
     St. Paul school held up as model for wetlands project

Seattle Times: May 26, 2003
     Community-based schools primed to make a difference

The Indianapolis Star: August 17, 2003
Hey, governors, learn what our city schools do that works

Education Week: December 3, 2003
     Community Schools Cooking Up Local Support in Chicago

Boston Globe: December 7, 2003
     At New School, It Takes A Community

American School Board Journal: December 2003
     The Social Challenge



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