SUMMARY - The Village Isn’t Showing Up
"It takes a village to raise a child," the proverb says. But in many communities, the village isn't showing up. Schools are left to address challenges that extend far beyond education. Families struggle without support networks that previous generations could rely on. Children's needs exceed what any single institution can meet. The communal responsibility for children that the proverb invokes seems to have eroded, leaving schools and families more isolated than before.