Community Partnerships

When middle school students are given the opportunity to deeply explore what it means to be a changemaker, they see a path toward making a difference in their own community—and beyond.

Many school leaders and teachers are focusing on whole child education, an idea that seems likely to grow in prominence in the future.

Intentionally fostering interactions among teachers, parents, and community partners helped one school create a more inviting event.

Knowing their writing has an audience besides their teacher helps motivate students to do their very best work.

Engaging with different cultures allows high school students to develop an empathetic and globally inclusive perspective.

With daily news reports about the devastating impact on students who have been relentlessly bullied, teachers find themselves on the front line in addressing bullying and intolerance. It is time to move into action. Not In Our School offers solutions-based strategies and tools for change to a network of schools that are working to create safe, inclusive and accepting climates.

By focusing on play, schools are finding ways to bring students with and without disabilities together, to the benefit of both groups.

Students learn skills like maintaining inventory, marketing, and scheduling while working in a cafe as part of a business class.

Asking teenagers to plan learning nights for elementary kids has benefits for both sets of students—and the kids’ parents.

High-poverty schools can involve students' families through home visits and by joining the community's safety net to provide social and medical services for those in need.

Over 12 million American kids live in poverty. What role can schools play in disrupting its pernicious effects?

When Maryland middle school students spend a day focusing on helping others, they see their own capacity to make a difference in their community.

Data shows that Black youth are especially prone to develop mental health issues but less likely to seek out or receive the specialized services and care they need.