Community Update, 1997-1998 / Julie Anderson, Ed.

This document consists of 10 issues of the newsletter "Community Update," containing articles on community and family involvement in education. Article topics include: preparing America's future teachers; reports on satellite town meetings; E-rate (education rate) discounts for telecommunications services in schools and libraries; President Clinton's Call to Action for American Education in the 21st century; 1998 and 1999 education budgets; early childhood development; summer reading programs; public school choice; opportunities for volunteerism and community service; role of parents as teachers; "America Goes Back to School" initiative; Education Excellence Partnership (EEP) public service advertisements; American fourth-graders exceed the international average in mathematics and science; college and career preparation; voluntary national testing initiative; education priorities in the balanced budget agreement; "America Reads Challenge"; excerpts from speeches given by U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley; importance of quality child care, after-school, and summer programs; U.S. Postal Service program "Celebrate the Century"; Smithsonian's National Museum of American Art print and video study kits; taking algebra and geometry early puts students on the road to college and good careers; quality teaching; millennium celebrations; role of religious communities and community learning centers in improving education; arts education; education standards; and excerpts from the "State of American Education" speech by Richard W. Riley. Each issue includes an insert on family involvement, "Partnership for Family Involvement in Education." (SWC)

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