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Study of Education Organizing

Harvard University

www.harvard.edu

  • Program Education
  • Program Area Success Beyond High School
  • Grant Amount $100,000
  • Grant Period September 1, 2009–June 30, 2012
  • Location Cambridge, MA, United States
  • Geographic Focus United States

About this grant

Community organizing has emerged as a powerful force for the reform of public education in low-income communities. Over the past two decades, hundreds of organizing groups have worked to address the improvement of local schools, making significant impacts on improving policy and practice at the school, district, and state levels. While these accomplishments show the potential of the field, only recently are researchers developing a detailed understanding of the mechanisms through which education organizing accomplishes its goals. This research project conducted by Harvard University will build on earlier research, including the Mott-funded, eight-site study of community-driven reform, with a focus on examining the processes critical to success or failure in education organizing.