Education Reform

Task Force on the Participation of Latino Children and Families in Catholic Schools

The University of Notre Dame convened a yearlong national Task Force on the Participation of Latino Children and Families in Catholic Schools. The following are links to download the PDF of the final report “To Nurture the Soul of a Nation” in English or Spanish:

• Final Report English
• Final Report Spanish

Executive Summary of the report:

• Executive Summary

Building a District Wide Schools Movement — Case Study

On April 2, 2009, the Annenburg Institute for School Reform at Brown University and Oakland Community Organizations (PICO affiliate) released a new report entitled “Building a Districtwide Small Schools Movement: Oakland Community Organizations”. It documents how parents, teachers and concerned community members from OCO launched a campaign to improve the overcrowded, unsafe, and underperforming schools in the city’s flatlands that, 10 years later, has resulted in the creation of 48 small schools, serving primarily low-income students of color. Findings may be of interest to others engaged in education reform.