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Alisha Butler, Provost's Equity Fellow, Wesleyan University

Schools are the 'hubs and hearts' of neighborhoods – here's how they can strengthen the communities around them

New schools can spur neighborhood growth. littleny / Getty Images

Food deserts. Poor housing conditions. Lack of community investment.

These challenges may not always come to mind when people think about how to improve America’s public schools.

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