unemployment, and lack of affordable housing. (F) Social Justice Humanitas Academy in Los Angeles, California enrolls approximately 500 students with 88 percent eligible for free or reduced school lunch. Students are supported by Individualized Pupil Education Plans (IPEP) that determine how teachers and partners involved in the Community School can best help struggling students and reflect the close relationships between students and teachers. At the conclusion of the 2013–2014 school year, the graduation rate rose from 83 percent to 93.9 percent, and 99 percent of those graduates enrolled in college. The suspension rate was 0.02 percent, compared to 1.02 percent across the Los Angeles Unified School District. (G) By meeting the comprehensive needs of students, Communities In Schools, a national dropout prevention organization, found that 99 percent of participating students stayed in school, 78 percent of participating students met or made progress toward their attendance goals, 90 percent met or made progress toward their behavior goals, and 88 percent met or made progress toward their academic improvement goals. (3) In adopting the Every Student Succeeds Act ( Public Law 114–95 ), Congress recognized community schools as a strategy to significantly improve the coordination and integration, accessibility, and effectiveness of services for children and families, particularly for children attending high-poverty schools, including high-poverty rural schools. (4) Approximately 84 percent of 9th graders graduate from high school within 4 years. Of students who graduate from high school, 69 percent enroll in a 2- or 4-year college in the fall after completing high school. Only about half (58 percent) of first-time, full-time college freshmen seeking a 4-year degree receive a bachelor’s degree within 6 years or less. (5) Over the past 4 decades, the United States has slipped from being first in the world in high school and college graduation rates to 21st and 14th, respectively, putting the Nation at a growing