Students perform better at schools offering extra services on campus, study finds [EdSource.org]

Samantha Sangenito 6/11/178:31 PM

Schools that offer dental care, mental health counseling, food assistance and other services have a significant and measurable positive impact on student achievement, according to research released this week by the Learning Policy Institute and the National Education Policy Center.

The 26-page brief, “Community Schools: An Evidence-based Strategy for Equitable School Improvement,” found that schools that collaborate with nonprofits and government agencies to provide extra on-campus services in many cases showed increases in attendance, graduation rates and academic achievement, especially in math and reading.

[For more of this story, written by Carolyn Jones, go to https://edsource.org/2017/comm...ce-study-says/583118]

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