Philadelphia City Council and other City leaders are leading the transformation of Philadelphia public schools to become School-Based Family Service Centers, modeled after Cincinnati’s community learning centers. The City Council recently published “A Roadmap to Support Academic and Economic Outcomes for Philadelphia Students and Families” and included a chapter entitled “The Cincinnati Story: How a Struggling School District Became a National Model.” Cincinnati is cited by the Philadelphia Council because “(e)xperts consistently point to Cincinnati Public Schools’ nationally recognized Community Learning Centers as one of the best models for community schools.”
