Building a Community Schools Future in Arkansas

With seven schools serving a majority White community of 10,000 people with a 21% poverty rate, the Batesville School District was the first in Arkansas to establish a community school initiative. It has attracted considerable support and technical assistance from entities such as the National Education Association Foundation and the Harvard School of Education and serves as a model for other urban and rural communities in the South.

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The Batesville Schools District

The National Education Association Foundation

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