What organizations or programs support or deal with community schools? What do articles think about community schools?

1.The Fund for the Improvement of Education which was authorized by Sec. 5411 of ESEA supports national programs to improve elementary and secondary education at the state and local level and to help all children with meeting academic and achievement standards. Under this the Full-Service Community Schools program encourages coordination of education, developmental, family, health, and other services with the help of partnerships between:
1. Public elementary and secondary schools
2. CBOs and public-private ideas.The idea behind this is to create a comprehensive education along with social and health services for not only students but their families and communities.
2. The Cristo Rey Network supports schools being open longer with more after school programs and also with work-study jobs to help fund education.
3. The National Community Education Association works to advocate increased parental involvement in schooling, increasing community involvement in schooling, community partnerships to help schools in their area, and the expanding of life-long learning opportunities for everyone in the community.