New Report on Full-Service Schools
Posted by on March 12, 2004
[posted from Public Education Network newsblast]
SCHOOL AS ONE-STOP CENTERS FOR KIDS & FAMILIES
Children learn best when their basic needs — including food, shelter, and clothing — are met and when their families are free from worry about employment, housing, health, and child care. Full-service schools aim to meet all those needs under one roof. Providing educational and social services at the school site, many believe, is an effective and efficient way to provide what Joy Dryfoos calls “hope and solutions” for students, their families, and entire neighborhoods. Already there are well over 1,000 full-service schools in the United States, according to Dryfoos. And she and others predict that, as word of their success spreads, many more schools and community agencies will form partnerships to support students and their families, reports Susan Black. The message is clear: Focusing exclusively on raising test scores without attending to students’ health and social needs will “leave many children behind.”
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