New: Concept Paper for a California Full-Service Community Schools Initiative

The UC Davis Center for Community School Partnerships, John W. Gardner Center for Youth & Their Communities, Stanford University, Bay Area Partnership for Children and Youth, and California School Health Centers Association have drafted a concept paper for a California Full-Service Community Schools Initiative, funded by federal stimulus funds, to help close the achievement gap and reduce the dropout crisis. Guidance from the U.S. Department of Education highlights full-service community schools and emphasizes using the stimulus as an opportunity to advance educational reform, making full-service community schools an appropriate and compelling component of California’s application for “Race to the Top” funds.