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Community Organizing

By Lesli A. Maxwell — October 13, 2009 1 min read
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Student achievement rose, teacher recruitment improved, and college-preparatory curricula were adopted in urban districts where grassroots organizing efforts to reform schools were strong, according to findings from a study by the Annenberg Institute for School Reform.

The report examines those and other positive effects that community-organizing campaigns have had on urban schools in Austin, Texas; Chicago; Los Angeles; Miami; New York City; Oakland, Calif.; and Philadelphia.

Researchers delved into the details of the individual efforts of community-based organizations in each of the seven cities and found common characteristics in all of the organizing campaigns. Among them: solution-oriented approaches to solving an educational challenge, success in creating a groundswell of public support, and leadership training for parents and students. The study, done over six years, builds on a report released last year by the same researchers.

A version of this article appeared in the October 14, 2009 edition of Education Week as Community Organizing

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