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U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown
Senate Passes
Grant Program for Community Schools
Too many students face challenges outside of the classroom including
hunger, homelessness, and a lack of access to health care. These
challenges at home can undermine classroom performance and leave
students struggling to keep up.
Community schools help students and their families overcome the
barriers to accessing these urgent needs by using schools as a hub for
social services. Open year-round, these schools can help provide
physical and mental health care, access to housing services,
nutritional assistance, and after-school programming.
Today, the U.S. Senate voted to adopt U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown’s
(D-OH) amendment to the Every Child Achieves Act – legislation to
reform No Child Left Behind – to create a grant program to expand the
community school model to more schools across the country. This
amendment will help bring together students, families, service
providers, and neighborhoods to provide important services to help
students better access the learning opportunities and support services
they need to succeed. A one-pager on the amendment can be found here.
Sen. Brown applauds passage of this amendment that will ensure that
students can focus their attention on succeeding in school. Sen. Brown
will continue to fight for access to high-quality, affordable education
and the training they need for success in the workforce.
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