It is hard to learn when basic needs are unmet. Community schools connect academics with practical supports like health resources, tutoring, and family services, coordinated through the school. The goal is simple: remove barriers so students can focus and thrive.
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Community schools work to make real partners of families. Listening comes first, then supports are built around what the community says it needs. This model is shown to create better outcomes for students.
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Attendance doesn't boil down to just willpower. It can be shaped by transportation, health needs, housing stress, or family schedules. Community schools help coordinate practical supports that remove barriers so showing up is easier and learning is more consistent.
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Community schools coordinate partners and services around a school, protect instructional time, and connect students to help when life gets in the way.
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Community schools are not a program you add on, says Julie Baez, CEO of Baltimore's Promise. They are a strategy that helps schools, families, and community partners move together, not in silos, so support is connected to learning and students are better served.
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Our 2025 Annual Report is live.
From literacy reform to community engagement across all eight wards, here's how the D.C. State Board of Education showed up for students and families.
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The D.C. State Board's 2025 Annual Report is here.
See how your elected education officials worked to make D.C. schools safer, stronger, and more equitable this past year.
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Community schools are schools that keep strong teaching at the center and coordinate support around students and families. Where barriers to student success persist, the school works together to address them, so learning stays on track.
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Certificate tracks aren't the same as high school diplomas. But families don't always get clear information about what graduation looks like for their students with learning disabilities.
Our latest explores how we can improve.
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Join us tonight for our monthly working session: https://bit.ly/3O7cs2B.
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Certificate tracks aren't the same as high school diplomas. But families don't always get clear information about what graduation looks like for their students with learning disabilities.
Our latest explores how we can improve.
Learn more here: http://bit.ly/4kOYc9A
Certificate tracks aren't the same as high school diplomas. But families don't always get clear information about what graduation looks like for their students with learning disabilities.
Our latest explores how we can improve.
Learn more here: http://bit.ly/4kOYc9A
Certificate tracks aren't the same as high school diplomas. But families don't always get clear information about what graduation looks like for their students with learning disabilities.
Our latest explores how we can improve.
Learn more here: http://bit.ly/4kOYc9A
Demand for career and technical education has definitely grown in DC in recent years.
What might our policymakers do to increase the number of interested students getting in on these life-changing education paths?
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Career and technical education offers a powerful pathway for success after high school.
Class of 2019 grad Syamyia Beach is a prime example, launching her career in hospitality while studying at Ballou High's Academy of Hospitality and Tourism.
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Certificate tracks aren't the same as high school diplomas. But families don't always get clear information about what graduation looks like for their students with learning disabilities.
Our latest explores how we can improve.
Learn more here: http://bit.ly/4kOYc9A
Join us tonight for our monthly working session: https://bit.ly/4rGoY8S.
Live now ▶️
Certificate tracks aren't the same as high school diplomas. But families don't always get clear information about what graduation looks like for their students with learning disabilities.
Our latest explores how we can improve.
Learn more here: http://bit.ly/4kOYc9A
Only 24% of students report feeling safe at school.
Our panel on restorative justice helped us explore protections and repair-focused approaches that center the student who experienced harm.
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Restorative practices are a continuum: proactive circles, conversations, and formal conferences.
Safety first, accountability always, community connected.
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Restorative practices are a continuum: proactive circles, conversations, and formal conferences.
Safety first, accountability always, community connected.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3XsEVRU
How can schools restore safety, dignity, and trust after harm?
Restorative justice practices that center victims require accountability to repair relationships.
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Restorative justice does not mean no consequences. Students who cause harm are asked take responsibility and repair relationships.
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Certificate tracks aren't the same as high school diplomas. But families don't always get clear information about what graduation looks like for their students with learning disabilities.
Our latest explores how we can improve.
Learn more here: http://bit.ly/4kOYc9A
Certificate tracks aren't the same as high school diplomas. But families don't always get clear information about what graduation looks like for their students with learning disabilities.
Our latest explores how we can improve.
Learn more here: http://bit.ly/4kOYc9A
Certificate tracks aren't the same as high school diplomas. But families don't always get clear information about what graduation looks like for their students with learning disabilities.
Our latest explores how we can improve.
Learn more here: http://bit.ly/4kOYc9A
Attention students!
We want to know how your school year has started off! Come tell us at our October 8 listening session :) Sign up today: http://bit.ly/4pmYat8.
Eager to hear from y'all! Deadline to register is TODAY. More details ⬇️
One size doesn't fit all.
Experts urged DC to offer multiple rigorous math pathways that keep doors open for college and career.
Why it matters for students today? Learn more here: http://bit.ly/3IOjl6L
"Math should be a pump, not a filter."
Multiple rigorous math pathways such as Calculus, Statistics, Data Science can expand opportunity. But equity requires supports, teacher training, and transparency.
Our new blog explains: http://bit.ly/3IOjl6L
Balancing budgets. Comparing loans. Understanding health data. Math shapes daily life—and careers.
But are DC's graduation requirements preparing students for these realities?
Learn more in our blog: http://bit.ly/3IOjl6L
