ERIC Number: ED630311
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Apr
Pages: 37
Abstractor: ERIC
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State Strategies for Investing in Community Schools
Maier, Anna; Rivera-Rodriguez, Adrian
Learning Policy Institute
The community schools strategy transforms a school into a place where educators, local community members, families, and students work together to strengthen conditions for student learning and healthy development. As partners, they organize in- and out-of-school resources, supports, and opportunities so that young people thrive. A growing number of states are investing in community schools as a strategy to address long-standing social inequities that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on a review of state American Rescue Plan Act plans, as well as state legislative and state education agency websites and other online resources, this report describes community school initiatives in eight states. The report highlights three potential approaches to state support for community schools: (1) ongoing support through school funding formulas; (2) competitive grant funding; and (3) capacity-building supports (such as certification processes).
Descriptors: Community Schools, Educational Strategies, State Policy, Investment, Equal Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, Emergency Programs, Federal Aid, Educational Finance, Funding Formulas, Grants, Capacity Building, Certification
Learning Policy Institute. 1530 Page Mill Road Suite 200, Palo Alto, CA 94304. Tel: 650-332-9797; e-mail: info@learningpolicyinstitute.org; Web site: https://learningpolicyinstitute.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
Sponsor: Ballmer Group; W.K. Kellogg Foundation; Raikes Foundation; Stuart Foundation; Yellow Chair Foundation
Authoring Institution: Learning Policy Institute
Identifiers - Location: Maryland; New York; California; Illinois; New Mexico; Vermont; Florida; Georgia
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: American Rescue Plan Act 2021
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