When: Wednesday, October 15, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., Eastern time.
A link to the live chat will be posted at Improving Academic Performance through Partnerships at 1:55 p.m. Eastern time.
Join edweek.org for a discussion on the role of community organizations, social workers, health care providers, and other groups in helping to improve the lives of students in the nation's low-performing public schools, a topic that has taken on renewed interest in this presidential campaign season.
Under an effort called the Community Agenda for America's Public Schools, this coalition is calling for more partnerships between public schools and local community groups, health-care providers, and other resource groups that aim to improve the lives of poor families, especially in the nation's urban core and rural pockets.
About the guest:
Martin J. Blank is the executive director of the Washington-based Coalition for Community Schools, an organization of local, state, and national partners that is leading a drive to focus the national debate over how to best improve academic performance and close the achievement gap by addressing what happens outside the classroom.
Submit questions in advance.
No special equipment other than Internet access is needed to participate in this text-based chat. A transcript will be posted shortly after the completion of the chat.
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