Schools need all kinds of support from the community, and the community needs educated citizens. Today, schools face a number of challenges, including improving achievement for all students. Across the country, many students of color and lower-income students read at lower levels, score lower on standardized tests, and finish high school less frequently than white students and wealthier students.
Community members and schools need to work together to make education in their community all that it can be. Study circles can help people build the trusting relationships necessary for long-term change. People from diverse backgrounds and experiences develop trust, understand each other's experiences, and work together on solutions.
Read four profiles of study circle programs making a difference on education in their communities.
A growing Hispanic student population prompts a Silver Spring, Md., school to engage Hispanic parents in finding ways to increase their involvement in schools for the success of all students. Read more
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Spanish-Language Discussion Guide: Cómo ayudar a tener éxito a todos los estudiantes.
Comprehensive Discussion Guide: Helping Every Student Succeed: Schools and Communities Working Together
Video: Montgomery County Public School Study Circles (VHS)
Video: Montgomery County Public School Study Circles (DVD )
Story Booklet: Where a diverse community comes together to make schools better for all
Video: Montgomery County Public School students sharing their dialogue-to-change experiences
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What happens when the entire community is focused on the success of the children? Warren County, N.C., residents are finding out as they take part in the community's study circle program to help all of their students achieve and graduate. Read more
To build on the advantages of an increasingly diverse city, the school system and its Public Engagement Task Force of Hamilton, Ontario, organized a summit for immigrant families and educators to work together to help all students succeed. Read more
Cómo ayudar a tener éxito a todos los estudiantes. (2003)
Helping Every Student Succeed: Schools and Communities Working Together (2002)
Montgomery County Public School Study Circles VHS (2006)
Montgomery County Public School Study Circles DVD (2006)
Where a diverse community comes together to make schools better for all (2006)
Montgomery County Public School students sharing their dialogue-to-change experiences (2008)
Iowa State Extension Program: Woodbine Elementary (2009)
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