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Brown, Nevin – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 1994
University collaboration with local public school systems in Birmingham (Alabama), El Paso (Texas), Hartford (Connecticut), Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), Providence (Rhode Island), and Pueblo (Colorado) have brought together a broad spectrum of stakeholders to work on systemic K-16 education reform with a focus on poor and minority children. (JB)
Descriptors: Accountability, College Role, College School Cooperation, Curriculum Design
McWilliams, Tennant S.; Lewis, Barbara A. – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 1994
Local educational reform efforts involving school systems, higher education, and the community must address educational pipelines through college and systemic deterrents like health, stress, and violence. A sense of moral imperative will bind collaborators in a new spirit of cohesiveness and community. Educational reform efforts in Birmingham…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Role, College School Cooperation, Community Colleges