Author: Melissa K. Rowe
Publisher: RAND Corporation
Keywords: school, district, experience, one, learned, education, parterships, lessons, arts
Number of Pages: 116
Published: 2004-06-25
ISBN-10: 0833036505
ISBN-13: 9780833036506

Examines the range of arts programming partnerships in the Los Angeles Unified School District and provides feedback from principals, teachers, arts organizations, and district arts advisors on the challenges and obstacles in these partnerships.

Author: Mahlubi Mabizela
Publisher: Human Sciences Research Council
Keywords: higher, education, provision, south, africa, partnerships, public, study, business, private
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2005-09-28
ISBN-10: 0796920923
ISBN-13: 9780796920928

The phenomenon of partnerships between public higher education institutions and private providers of higher education in South Africa began in the early 1990s. While partnerships emerged in the distance education sub-sector, they soon became a feature of the broader higher education landscape as many residential institutions began to venture into distance education. Private institutions, for their part, realised the opportunity to mediate distance education with face-to-face support. However, the phenomenon has since spread to include other types of partnership. This

Authors:Andrew R. Hoehn, Adam Grissom, David Ochmanek, Da
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: security, challenges, iraq, america, meeting, division, labor, new
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2007
ISBN-10: 0833039628
ISBN-13: 9780833039620

A new U.S. grand strategy has been emerging, one that requires not only resources but patience and commitment: the promotion of democracy and freedom abroad. The U.S. armed forces will continue to be among the myriad contributors necessary to achieve this goal. In the face of increasing complexity, changing tactics, and tight budgets, the defense establishment will need to change in multiple ways, yet must also not risk its historic strengths. This volume draws together and integrates insights derived from a wide range of research efforts undertaken at RAND over the past few years. Some of the

Authors:William P. O’hare, Megan Reynolds,
Publisher: Diane Pub Co
Keywords: profiles, child, state, book, count, data, kids
Published: 2005-08
ISBN-10: 1422301982
ISBN-13: 9781422301982

Clearly, the issues in this year's KIDS COUNT Data Book essay represent some of the most formidable barriers facing parents who are trying to connect to the workforce. Substance abuse, domestic violence, prior incarceration, and depression can potentially paralyze even the most eager and enterprising parents and jeopardize the economic security and future of their children, but the evidence affirms--that it is possible to help these particularly vulnerable parents address and overcome these obstacles. Taking these solutions to scale, however, will require a significant commitment on the part o

Authors:Ellen M. Pint, John R. Bondanella, Jonathan Cave,
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: installation, assets, operations, services, military, conference, private, partnerships, background, papers, public
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2001
ISBN-10: 0833030191
ISBN-13: 9780833030191

The U.S. Department of Defense and the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) face a common challenge: to modernize their forces to meet changing military threats under reduced budgets. To meet this challenge, both organizations are increasingly interested in leveraging private sector capital and expertise to provide defense activities and support services. This report provides an overview of private-sector involvement in the provision of defense support services in the U.K. MoD and the U.S. Army. It describes outsourcing and privatization initiatives in the United Kingdom from 1980 to the present.

Author: The Quadrennial Defense Review
Publisher: The Quadrennial Defense Review
Keywords: report, review, defense, quadrennial
Number of Pages: 120
Published: 2010-01-31
eBookDB-ID: QDRR201000

The Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) is a legislatively-mandated review of Department of Defense strategy and priorities. The QDR will set a long-term course for DoD as it assesses the threats and challenges that the nation faces and re-balances DoD’s strategies, capabilities, and forces to address today’s conflicts and tomorrow’s threats. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The mission of the Department of Defense is to protect the American people and advance our nation’s interests. In executing these responsibilities, we must recognize that first and foremost, the United States is a n

Authors:Will Marshall, Marc Porter Magee,
Publisher: Progressive Policy Institute
Keywords: experiment, americorps
Number of Pages: 130
Published: 2010-06-01
eBookDB-ID: B000IQ7YU0

Foreword "Demosclerosis" is the term that writer Jonathan Rausch coined to describe how lawmakers, bureaucrats, and beneficiaries unite to defend government programs against change and endow them with the political equivalent of immortality. This is not the fate we wish for AmeriCorps, our country’s unique experiment in voluntary national service. Having just marked its 10th anniversary, AmeriCorps has weathered political storms and has anchored itself firmly in communities around the country. But as strong advocates of national service, we do not want AmeriCorps to become another