- Program Education
- Program Area Success Beyond High School
- Grant Amount $600,000
- Grant Period September 1, 2006–October 31, 2009
- Location Providence, RI, United States
- Geographic Focus Austin, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Milwaukee, New York, Oakland, Philadelphia
About this grant
This grant will support the completion of a six-year study designed to provide a longitudinal exploration of the contribution of community organizing to school improvement and increased student achievement.The study focuses on the work of eight sites that have demonstrated the ability to produce school improvement over the past decade and will document a range of ways in which community organizing strategies produce concrete educational improvements for low-income children. Findings from this study will be invaluable for promoting effective partnerships between parents, community organizations and schools in low-income communities.The original grantee for this study was New York University’s Institute for Education and Social Policy. The principal investigator has moved to Brown University’s Annenberg Institute for School Reform.