A strategic goal of NWF’s COIN initiative is to increase community capacity, create a new pipeline of well-educated local leaders who are active citizens, and stabilize community leaders as strong anchors for development in low-income communities. COIN has laid the foundation for six exploratory pilot projects linking community-based organizations (CBO’s) to high school students in five...
Read More...In popular education debate, charter schools are vying with public schools. But it would actually make more sense to consider the common denominator that makes some charter schools and some public schools more successful than others. Charter schools were developed in the early 90s as an alternative to public schools. They receive public funding but...
Read More...The Obama presidency has begun with a resounding call to service. While an active citizenry and an ethos of participation is something necessary and worthy of celebration, it is not a sufficient condition for real change. Historically, America has always been a volunteer society. So have most others. In fact, volunteer behavior like collaboration is...
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