A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n

America Goes Back to School - August 1995

AMERICA GOES BACK TO SCHOOL:

A Place for Families and the Community

is published by the U.S. Department of Education
as an initiative of
The Family Involvement Partnership for Learning
Richard W. Riley
U.S. Secretary of Education
Madeleine Kunin
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education
Marshall Smith
U.S. Under Secretary of Education
Terry Peterson
Counselor to the Secretary
Alan Ginsburg
Director of the Planning and Evaluation Service

Terry Peterson, Kay Kahler, Adriana de Kanter, and Michelle Doyle were leaders in developing the conceptual framework for America Goes Back to School: A Place for Families and the Community. Adriana de Kanter was instrumental in the writing of the Partners' Activity Guide. Lending their assistance were Liz Eisner, Maria Ferguson, Susan Hoffman, Sarah Howes, Julie Kaminkow, Donnamarie Marlow, Terry Peterson, Valena Plisko, Gwen Solomon, and Christy Smith. Paul Smolarcik edited the guide.

Nancy Ozeas is team leader for America Goes Back to School. Other Back-to-School team members include Gale Belton, Joy Belin, John Bertak, Margarita Colmenares, Adriana de Kanter, Michelle Doyle, Fritz Edelstein, Terri Ferinde, Scott Fleming, David Frank, Wilson Goode, Menahem Herman, Kay Kahler, Ken Luttrell, John McGrath, Rick Miller, Mario Moreno, Kerri Morgan, Ann Nawaz, Diane Jones, Tom Lyon, Terry Peterson, Valena Plisko, Kim Ross, Anya Smith, Eric Stern, Kevin Sullivan, Donna Taylor, Francis Watson, Gregg Wiggins, Stephanie Willerton, and Jody Wolk.

We would like to acknowledge outside reviewers of the manuscript:

Leslie Collins, National Engineers Week
Gwen Cooke, National Association of Secondary School Principals
Joan Dykstra, National PTA
Sue Ferguson, National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education
Anne Henderson, National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education
Dreama Love, National PTA
June Million, National Association of Elementary School Principals
Shirley Kennedy Keller, American Association of School Administrators

Colleagues within the Department who reviewed the paper include: Beverley Blondell, Michelle Doyle, Terry Dozier, Robert Glenn, Talmira Hill, Jonathan Hoyt, Kay Kahler, John McGrath, William Modzeleski, Oliver Moles, Linda Roberts, Kevin Sullivan, Joanne Wiggins, and Kirk Winters.

Colleagues responsible for design of the manuscript are: Brenda Long, U.S. Department of Education, Jim Newman, U.S. Department of Education, Allison Henderson, Westat and Carter/Cosgrove and Company.
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