Why Community Matters: Connecting Education with Civic Life

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Why Community Matters Connecting Education with Civic Life Nicholas V. Longo State University of New York Press Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 2007 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher For information, address State University of New York Press, 194 Washington Avenue, Suite 305, Albany, NY 12110–2384 Production by Kelli Williams Marketing by Fran Keneston Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Longo, Nicholas V., 1974– Why community matters : connecting education with civic life / Nicholas V. Longo. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-7914-7197-5 (hardcover : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-7914-7198-2 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Community and school—United States. 2. Education— Aims and objectives—United States. I. Title. LC221.L66 2007 370.11'5—dc22 2006101102 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For Mom and Dad, Paula and Nick Sr., and for Aleida and Maya ...