Cost analyses find community schools return $3 to $15 for every dollar spent¶

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Subclaims¶

q1 i? Cost analyses cited by the report find a return on investment ranging from $3 to $15 for every dollar spent on community school services and interventions. → Oakes 2020

Evidence¶

Oakes 2020¶

Oakes, J., & Espinoza, D. (2020). Community schools the New Mexico way. Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/improving-education-new-mexico-way

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The report cites cost analyses, without naming them, finding returns of $3 to $15 per dollar spent, attributed to reduced grade retention and dropout, higher graduation, wages, and taxpayer savings. The underlying analyses are not described.

"Cost analyses find a return on investment ranging from $3 to $15 for every dollar spent, accruing from less grade retention, lower dropout rates, and higher graduation rates, and—in the long term—higher wages and taxpayer savings from higher employment and lower incarceration rates."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Cost-benefit research suggests returns of up to $15 in social value and economic benefits per dollar spent on school-based wraparound services — related
• Community schools are associated with positive student outcomes including reduced absenteeism, improved academics, and more positive school climates — related
• Early education investments generate $2 to $17 in returns for every dollar invested, with greater returns as children are followed further in life — related
• Education interventions across early childhood, secondary, higher education, integration, and comprehensive programs generate net taxpayer benefits of approximately $2 to over $10 per dollar invested. — a broader claim this one bears on
• Oakland Unified sustained its full-service community schools initiative through leadership turnover and lean funding by engaging stakeholders, braiding funding sources, and enacting formal policy commitments — related