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Community Schools

By Mary Schulken — October 05, 2010 1 min read
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Arguing that current federal reform models are failing struggling rural schools, a new report makes the case for a new “community schools” turnaround option.

Pioneered in some high-poverty, low-performing urban areas, community schools aim to raise student performance by strengthening families and communities through a range of services.

The report released last month by the Washington-based Center for American Progress recommends ways to apply the same model to rural settings.

Among its recommendations, the report calls for: developing community-educator certification programs; removing barriers to community and educator engagement in schools; incorporating multiple community needs in planning for new schools; reducing the financial risk for partners involved in new school construction projects; and directing more state and federal investment into community schools.

A version of this article appeared in the October 06, 2010 edition of Education Week as Community Schools

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