Organized Communities, Stronger Schools: Case Study Series

Author: Kavitha Mediratta, Seema Shah, and Sara McAlister

Since the emergence of education organizing for school reform in the early 1990s, organizers, researchers, and foundations have debated the impact of community organizing on educational outcomes. This study looks at organizing efforts by residents of seven urban communities across the country to improve their public schools. The researchers aimed to document community members' organizing campaigns and measure the impact on three critical indictors of education reform: district-level policy, school-level capacity, and student outcomes. Cities that were included in the study are: Austin, TX, Chicago, IL, Los Angeles, CA, Philadelphia, PA, Bronx, NY, Oakland, CA, & Miami, FL.

Links:

Organized Communities, Stronger Schools: Case Study Series (website with links to each study) - http://annenberginstitute.org/publication/organized-communities-stronger-schools

Reference:
Mediratta, K., Shah, S., & McAlister, S. Organized communities, stronger schools: case study series. Department of Education, Annenberg Institute for School Reform, Brown University, Providence, RI.

Tags for this entry:
community, school reform, equitable access