Community Schools: a Promising Model for the New Administration to Promote
Geoffrey Canada founder of HCZ The incoming Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona is an advocate of wrap around program s and full-service community schools . As promised, this blog will take a deeper dive into full-service community schools. The current USDOE discretionary grants program for Full-Service Community Schools may see expansion during the Biden Administration. These schools provide comprehensive academic, social, and health services for students, students’ family members, and community members that will result in improved educational outcomes for children. The idea of full-service community schools is not new. In the early 20th century, education reformers like John Dewey and institutions like the Hull House in Chicago were dedicated to providing holistic support and wraparound social services to families through the education system. Schools became civic spaces, recreation centers and primary units of social capital at the neighbor...