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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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