Education policymakers working to address the impacts of growing economic and racial
inequality on students often look to community schools as an effective approach for …

This brief examines the research on community schools, with two primary emphases. First, it
explores whether the 2015 federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) opens the possibility …

This book, for the first time ever, critically examines the role of full service and extended
schools. The authors draw on their extensive international evaluations of this radical new …

Full-service community schools aim to reduce educational inequality by addressing the
multifaceted needs of low-income children and youth. Critical to this task is the ability of …

The community school strategy calls on teachers, families, and school staff to take on new
and more challenging roles to collaboratively address existing educational inequities. For …

Increases in student experiences with social and mental health, acts of violence, and the
school-to-prison nexus have prompted many schools to evaluate alternatives to safety that …

Full-service community schools are designed to increase students, and families' access to
comprehensive and coordinated supports, services, and programs such as medical care …

Full-service community schools are viewed as an approach to improve educational
opportunities and outcomes for underserved student populations. The realization of these …

This article examines the leadership roles and practices of community school coordinators
(CSCs) in three full-service community schools (FSCSs). FSCSs are designed to improve …

Background/Context Full-service community schools provide comprehensive and
coordinated resources and supports to meet the complex needs of children and families in …