Coalition for Community Schools/ July 27.2011 Martin Blank, Director of the Coalition for Community Schools and President of the Institute for Educational Leadership, notes that “Our communities have a major role to play in the education of our children. The DIPLOMA Act affirms that role and responsibility. It provides a clear partnership framework and the incentives for schools and communities to work together to help students succeed. This legislation will help bring to scale effective community schools strategies in diverse places such as Cincinnati, Tulsa, Nashville, Kansas City, Los Angeles, and Portland (OR); and support efforts waiting to happen across the country.”
The Coalition and its partners recognize that there is an inextricable link between strong schools and strong communities. We are committed to working with Congress to ensure the implementation of DIPLOMA.