CURA Reporter. Volume 37, Number 1, Spring 2007

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Title: CURA Reporter. Volume 37, Number 1, Spring 2007
Language: English
Authors: Greco, Michael D.,, Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Center for Urban and Regional Affairs.
Source: Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota. 2007.
Availability: Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota. 330 HHH Center, 301 19th Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Tel: 612-625-1551; Fax: 612-626-0273; e-mail: cura@umn.edu; Web site: http://www.cura.umn.edu
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 28
Publication Date: 2007
Intended Audience: Students; Counselors; Teachers
Document Type: Collected Works - Serial
Education Level: Elementary Education
Higher Education
Descriptors: Community Planning, Neighborhood Improvement, After School Programs, Art Education, School Community Relationship, At Risk Persons, Home Visits, Research Universities, Urban Areas, Urban Renewal, Case Studies, Child Abuse, Prevention, Health Programs, Land Use, Urban Planning, Financial Support, Child Safety, Social Services, Class Size, Scores, Elementary Education
Geographic Terms: Minnesota
Abstract: The "CURA Reporter" is published quarterly to provide information about the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA), an all-University applied research and technical assistance center at the University of Minnesota that connects faculty and students with community organizations and public institutions working on significant public policy issues in Minnesota. Items in this issue include: (1) Engaging the Northside Community: CURA and the University Northside Partnership (Thomas M. Scott and Kris S. Nelson); (2) Open House for Community-University Partnerships April 11; (3) Home Visiting At-Risk Families: The Dakota Healthy Families Program (Gay Bakken); (4) What Happens after Environmental Review? A Review of the Implementation of AUAR Mitigation (Carissa Schively); (5) Project Funding Available from CURA; (6) Searching for the Sources of Error in Child Protection: When We Make Errors, Why Are They So Hard to Correct? (Esther Wattenberg); (7) Would Reductions in Class Size Raise Minnesota Students' Test Scores? Evidence from Minnesota's Elementary Schools (Hyunkuk Cho, Paul Glewwe, and Melissa Whitler); and (8) Lectures on Emerging Issues in Soil and Water April 12.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2007
Accession Number: ED497646
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The "CURA Reporter" is published quarterly to provide information about the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA), an all-University applied research and technical assistance center at the University of Minnesota that connects faculty and students with community organizations and public institutions working on significant public policy issues in Minnesota. Items in this issue include: (1) Engaging the Northside Community: CURA and the University Northside Partnership (Thomas M. Scott and Kris S. Nelson); (2) Open House for Community-University Partnerships April 11; (3) Home Visiting At-Risk Families: The Dakota Healthy Families Program (Gay Bakken); (4) What Happens after Environmental Review? A Review of the Implementation of AUAR Mitigation (Carissa Schively); (5) Project Funding Available from CURA; (6) Searching for the Sources of Error in Child Protection: When We Make Errors, Why Are They So Hard to Correct? (Esther Wattenberg); (7) Would Reductions in Class Size Raise Minnesota Students' Test Scores? Evidence from Minnesota's Elementary Schools (Hyunkuk Cho, Paul Glewwe, and Melissa Whitler); and (8) Lectures on Emerging Issues in Soil and Water April 12.