Working Conference on "Developing a National Agenda for Enhancing Educational Opportunities in Housing Developments and Low-Income Residential Communities (LRC'S)

这项由少数民族优质教育网络提出的建议旨在支持一个工作会议，该会议的议程是构想一项国家战略，以改善低收入居住社区儿童和青年的教育，特别是数学和科学教育。与会者约有60名工作人员和25名观察员，其中包括hbcu和主要少数民族机构、学区、专业组织和人类服务机构的代表。会议计划于1992年8月28日至30日举行。作为会议的一项成果，将建立一个国家组织，即住房发展网络，并将由QEM主持。其主要目的将是促进大学、住房开发、地方经社理事会、社区组织、保健和社会服务机构以及地方住房当局之间的联系。参加小型后续会议的与会者将撰写会议纪要。该项目是解决该国最大问题之一的一种极具成本效益且实质性的方式，并显示出接触大量机构、青年和教师的潜力。由于它可能联合赞助一些联邦机构，它可能施加的影响也会增加。非NSF费用分摊约占NSF请求金额的23%。

This proposal, from the Quality Education for Minorities Network, is designed to support a working conference whose agenda is the conceptualization of a national strategy to improve the education, especially the mathematics and science education, of children and youth living in low-income residential communities (LRCs). Attendees, approximately 60 working participants and 25 observers, will include representatives of HBCUs and predominately minority institutions, school districts, professional organizations and human service agencies. The conference is planned for 8/28- 30, 1992. A national organization, the Housing Development Network, will be established as an outcome of the conference and will be hosted by QEM. Its major purpose will be to promote linkages between universities, housing developments LRCs, community- based organizations, health and social service agencies, and local housing authorities. Attendees at a small follow-up conference will write the Conference Proceedings. This project is an extremely cost-effective yet substantive way of addressing one of the Nation's largest problems and shows potential for reaching out to a large number of institutions, youth and teachers. The influence it might exert is increased by its probable joint sponsorship of a number of federal agencies. Non-NSF cost-sharing is approximately 23% of the amount requested from NSF.