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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Changing the Conversation on Education in Connecticut: A Report on the Connecticut Community Conversations Project. Updated Version
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Friedman, Will – Public Agenda, 2005
This paper introduces the Connecticut Community Conversations project and discusses the origins of the partnership between Public Agenda and the Graustien Memorial Fund in Connecticut. It describes Public Agenda's model of community dialogue and engagement and how it was specifically applied in the project. It then looks closely at the experience…
Descriptors: Policy Formation, Educational Policy, Community Involvement, Program Descriptions
Nebraskans Weigh in on Essential Education Opportunities for All Students. A Public Engagement Report
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Friedman, Will; Saxman, Lara – Public Agenda, 2004
Public Agenda was asked by the Nebraska State Board of Education and the Nebraska Department of Education (referred to hereafter as the State Board and the NDE) to help design and implement a public engagement process that would allow a cross-section of the state's citizens to comment on the central ideas contained in the document "Equitable…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, State Standards, Focus Groups, Educational Opportunities