May 2004 | Volume 61 | Number 8

Schools as Learning Communities

Feature Articles

Perspectives / Connected at the Roots

Marge Scherer

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What Is a Professional Learning Community?

Richard DuFour

Three big ideas guide this school reform effort: commitment to student learning, a culture of collaboration, and a focus on results.

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Partnering with Families and Communities

Joyce L. Epstein and Karen Clark Salinas

The National Network of Partnership Schools shares promising ways to reach out to families and communities.

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Once Upon a Time Before Brown: A Conversation with Clifton L. Taulbert

Marge Scherer

The author of Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored reflects on growing up in segregated Mississippi.

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Special Topic / Transforming High Schools

Pedro A. Noguera

An observational study in 10 Boston high schools reveals that many school reform efforts fail to enlist students.

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Building a Community of Hope

Thomas J. Sergiovanni

At the heart of each school, a realistic optimism must prevail.

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Moment to Moment at The Met

Dennis Littky, Nancy Diaz, Danique Dolly, Chris Hempel, Charlie Plant, Phil Price and Sam Grabelle

This school's recipe for success includes internships, advisories, parental involvement, and, most important, personalized attention for each student.

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Test Success, Family Style

Lamson T. Lam

Student achievement soared in this urban elementary school when the teacher got parents involved.

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Family Literacy Nights . . . and Other Home-School Connections

Michaela W. Colombo

The PAL program empowers linguistically diverse families to participate in their children's education.

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Can Star Teachers Create Learning Communities?

Martin Haberman

How can we encourage more teachers to inspire a love of learning in students?

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A Lifeline for New Teachers

Cynthia L. Carver

A voluntary support group helps novices battle first-year feelings of failure.

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How Community Schools Make a Difference

Martin J. Blank

Family support groups, computer classes with the community, citizenship preparation classes, school-based health services—all contribute to student learning.

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Helping New Teachers Cope

Cynthia Simon Millinger

New teachers benefit from support strategies that teach them about the policies and systems of their schools.

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Tomorrow's Leaders Connect

Asena L. Mott

A pen pal program matches 5th graders with correspondents from the community.

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Creating a Laboratory for Democracy

Edith E. Beatty

How a First Amendment School teaches the rights and responsibilities that frame civic life in a democracy.

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A Village of Learners

E. Francine Guastello

Workshops on literacy, technology, and assessment help urban parents participate more confidently in their children's learning experiences.

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The Magic of Mentoring

Shelley R. Prince

Local residents connect with young people in a successful mentoring program.

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Departments

Research Link / How the Community Influences Achievement

John H. Holloway

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Web Wonders / Schools as Learning Communities

Rick Allen

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ASCD Community in Action

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Letter from Washington / Does Social Promotion Work?

Denis P. Doyle

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EL Study Guide / Schools as Learning Communities

Miriam Goldstein

For professional development and study groups.

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