Community Involvement
Community involvement at the school, local and district levels is key to developing partnerships that support new schools.
Subsidies that increase the number of school options in low-income communities do not ensure their quality, or guarantee that parents are informed to choose better options for their children’s education. An effective market of school options must improve higher-quality supply and higher-quality demand. This report looks at the benefits of school choice in low-income, urban neighborhoods that demonstrate low educational achievement.
Timely information about neighborhood needs and strengths help leaders recruit new education providers to needy areas.
Community involvement at the school, local and district levels is key to developing partnerships that support new schools.
Start-up and capital funds can help independent schools and providers to enter a particular marketplace and thrive.
Information campaigns can help parents navigate school options, and make good decisions about school quality.
A working educational marketplace requires the involvement of school district leaders, community organizations, individual schools and families to determine what school options are needed to meet particular community needs – and where. As well, parents need to be informed about their options in order to make the best decisions for their children’s education.
