Positive Directions for Schools and Communities

Lisa Hinz


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Introduction

This publication is a companion piece to the video, Seeds of Change: Positive Directions for Schools and communities. It Includes three papers which elaborate on current challenges and opportunities in K-12 education. Examples sprinkled throughout the papers illustrate that schools and communities are finding creative, meaningful ways to respond to their educational challenges. An extensive glossary and resources are also provided.


Table of Contents

Non-Traditional Altenatives to School Organization

The Community and School as an Economic Development Team

Size, Cost and Quality in Public Schools and School Districts

Glossary

General Resources

About the Author:

Lisa Hinz has a Master's Degree in Public Affairs from the University of Minnesota. This publication is a result of research supported by Minnesota Extension Servic's Project Future and the Center for School Change, Hubert H. Humphrey Institure of Public Affairs, Univeristy of Minnesota.

- Support for this publication was provided by the Minnesota Extension Service's Project Future in cooperation with the Center for School Change, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute, University of Minnesota, and the Blandin Foundation. -

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