Silver Family Foundation Awards $30,000 Grant for Site Coordination
Thank you to the Silver Family Foundation for awarding Communities In Schools of Washington with a $30,000 grant in support of Integrated Student Supports across Washington state. With these funds, […]
Poll: Public Education, Poverty is a Top Priority
Communities In Schools and Public Opinion Strategies has completed a national poll of 1,200 likely 2016 voters focused on the issue of K-12 public education – an issue largely ignored […]
Vote for CISWA in KING5’s Best of Western Washington
We have been nominated for Best Local Charity in KING5’s Best of Western Washington! Voting ends on Sunday, October 25th. Cast your vote and then share the link with your friends and tell them to vote for Communities In Schools of Washington.
Teacher Poll Found Communities In Schools a Successful Solution to Removing Barriers to Student Success
Washington, June 8, 2015 – Communities In Schools (CIS), the nation’s leading organization dedicated to keeping students in school, recently partnered with Public Opinion Strategies to conduct a poll of […]
National President Cardinali Interviews with KOMO-AM
Communities In Schools National President Dan Cardinali was on KOMO-AM radio last Thursday discussing the re-authorization of the Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act/No Child Left Behind Act. It is […]
Communities In Schools Recognized in National Mentoring Month Proclamation
Communities In Schools of Washington is proud to have been recognized in Governor Inslee’s Proclamation of National Mentoring Month! Many thanks to the site coordinators and other CIS staff around […]
United Way of King County Announces Grants for King County Affiliates
Five King County affiliates in the Communities In Schools of Washington statewide network are pleased to announce grants totaling more than $270,000 from United Way of King County to provide […]
Summer E-Newsletter is Out!
It’s summer, so kick back and catch up! Our latest newsletter features stories from Communities In Schools’ new public awareness campaign, “Change the Picture,” a fun look at CIS grads […]
It Takes a Community to Get Students Through Graduation
By Susan Richards, state director, Communities In Schools of Washington With graduation season behind us, thousands of high school seniors statewide are embarking on the next chapter of their lives […]
Join the World’s Biggest Graduation Celebration!
Welcome to the World’s Biggest Graduation Celebration hosted by Communities In Schools! We are celebrating the Class of 2014 (#ClassofChange) with three online events: World’s BIggest Graduation Processional: Graduating seniors, […]