Nonprofit organizations
An issue brief from Public Education Network outlined how a number of local education funds have been working to improve mathematics and science instruction in public schools. They approach the problem from a variety of angles:
- Building coalitions of educators, businesses, and community members
- Establishing networks so teachers learn from and support one another
- Training subject-matter specialists to coach teachers in a school1
In the Spotlight
Aliso Viejo Middle School, Capistrano Unified School District
The YMCA helps the school to offer on-site before- and after-school programs.
Edna Hill Middle School, Brentwood Union Elementary School District, a 2007 Schools to Watch™-Taking Center Stage Model School
The Police Activities League’s After-the-Bell program offers homework help by trained, college-age leaders.
Local nonprofit agencies that frequently work as partners in local schools include the following:
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Footnote
1"Math and Science Reform" (PDF; Outside Source), Local Education Fund Issue Brief, Vol. 1, No. 1 (July 2006).
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