Invest in every neighborhood school, making it a “community school.”
Dwight Evans will invest in every neighborhood school by making it a community school.
Occurrences
Evidence
The campaign issue page says: 'Invest in every neighborhood school, making it a "community school."' It describes community schools as hubs that provide wraparound services and notes Evans's support for that model.
Congress.gov shows Evans introduced H.R. 3181 on May 10, 2023. The bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school buildings to qualify for the rehabilitation tax credit, and the latest action was referral to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
The press release says Evans secured $7.4 million for eight community projects, including $717,593 for Ana Blakiston Day School, $850,000 for James G. Blaine School, and $850,000 for Richard R. Wright Elementary School for schoolyard improvements and upgrades.
Assessments
The promised outcome was to invest in every neighborhood school by making it a community school. The evidence shows Evans supported the concept, secured funding for several school-related projects, and introduced school-investment legislation, but it does not show that every neighborhood school was converted to or funded as a community school. These are meaningful attempts and partial school investments, but they fall short of the promised universal community-school outcome.