Newspapers

* At least 38 different newspapers and other media sources around the

world picked up a piece by Lisa Cornwell of the Associated Press on schools

becoming community hubs. To read the piece as it appeared on CNN, and to see a list of other media sources, click here

http://m1e.net/c?19145368-UpsnXRncvYxkQ%40485016-M949EhEnjve3k

* " If You Want To Build A Better Community It Takes A School," editorial by David Abel and Jonathan Fielding, LA TIMES, January 2004.

http://m1e.net/c?19145368-xJGCm6y4vMLoc%40485017-TY7ZCWhf0sAhs

Magazines

* Making the Difference with Community Schools. Principal Leadership, National Association of Secondary School Principals, March 2004.

* Community Schools Lead to Success. Our Children, National PTA, January/February 2004. http://m1e.net/c?19145368-fLWFui7N1HFD6%40485018-LYRN73CGnUgZA

* Community Schools: Engaging Parents and Families, written with Helen Nissani of Family Support America. Principal Magazine, NAESP, January 2004.

* Systems Change Through Community Schools, written with Dan Cady of the National Center for Community Education. School Administrator Magazine, American Association of School Administrators, January 2004. http://m1e.net/c?19145368-RsiKqb66N9S6M%40485019-2uml/Kk4q6Wxw

* Inviting the Outside In, by Craig Colgan. Principal Leadership, National Association of Secondary School Principals, December 2003.

http://m1e.net/c?19145368-OKI7NXdKV58MA%40485020-h3CfoWeLAZJbQ

Journals

* Community Counts, commentary by Anne Lewis. Phi Delta Kappan. http://m1e.net/c?19145368-R8fsnQIeMnFdQ%40485021-9241JPDOP8NxA

* The Urban Challenge: Against the Odds in City Schools, by the journal's senior editor, Kathleen Vail. American School Board Journal, National School Board Association, January 2004.

http://m1e.net/c?19145368-Bw1lj0SDYBFJc%40485022-SxESMDoB147Ok

Other

* Community Schools: Educators and Community Sharing Responsibility for Student Learning. Infobrief, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, February 2004.

http://m1e.net/c?19145368-D6OCCe0sYNJgM%40485021-ZfSW5k0/WETsU

Report

* Schools as Centers of Community: A Citizens' Guide for Planning and Design is a late 2003 report co-published by the National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities, KnowledgeWorks Foundation, Council of Educational Facility Planners, Building Educational Success Together, and Coalition for Community Schools. Authors Steven Bingler, Linda Quinn, and Kevin Sullivan outline a process intended to engage all educational stakeholders in planning schools that more adequately address the needs of the whole learning community. Download a copy of the report at the link above, or, hard copies are available for $12 with pre-paid checks from the Coalition directly.

http://m1e.net/c?19145368-8lk1pitEnHPqM%40485023-fOejX3SpaOORw

Source: Community Schools Online; April 2, 2004 Vol. III, No. 9