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Download full textJacobson, David – New America, 2020
In 2018, state leaders in Maine determined that their efforts to support children and their families were hampered by the lack of coordination among key stakeholders--early education and care providers, public school educators, and health and social services providers. Addressing these challenges would require new forms of collaboration both among…
Descriptors: State Programs, Community Programs, Preschool Education, State School District Relationship
Jacobson, David – Education Development Center, Inc., 2019
This study examines "First 10 Schools and Communities"--coordinated efforts to improve teaching, learning, and care during the first decade of children's lives. First 10 initiatives take two basic forms. First 10 School Hubs are anchored by a single elementary school, which provides direct support to families and collaborates with nearby…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, School Community Relationship, Educational Improvement, Young Children
Direct linkJacobson, David – Phi Delta Kappan, 2018
Communities around the country are converging on a new approach to raising achievement for low-income children. This approach draws on two reform movements: (1) full-service community schools that provide wraparound health and social services to children and families, and (2) Prenatal through Grade 3 initiatives to improve quality, alignment, and…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Early Childhood Education, Low Income Students, Educational Change
Jacobson, David – Phi Delta Kappan, 2014
School districts on the leading edge of the Birth through Third Grade movement have demonstrated unprecedented success raising the achievement of low-income students by developing coherent strategies focused on the early years of learning and development. These communities are not merely improving preschool. Rather, they are building aligned,…
Descriptors: School Districts, Achievement Gains, Low Income Groups, Early Childhood Education
Jacobson, David – Phi Delta Kappan, 2010
Two approaches to professional learning communities, the inquiry-oriented and the results-oriented approaches, both have weaknesses. Neither adequately addresses the overall coherence of a school's efforts to improve teaching and learning. A third model, the Common Priorities approach, combines the strengths of the other two approaches and…
Descriptors: Instructional Improvement, Faculty Development, Teaching Methods, Educational Improvement
Peer reviewedJacobson, David L. – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2005
The Bush Administration's announcement last year of $250 million in job training grants to community colleges is the latest indication of the institution's growing prominence. The community college is increasingly recognized for its flexibility and cost-effectiveness--providing affordable access to higher education and tailoring occupational…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Cooperation
